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Phil Foden has 'weird' hobby 95% of footballers 'don't enjoy' that his Man City teammates 'don't understand'

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Updated 17:20 7 Apr 2025 GMT+1Published 17:18 7 Apr 2025 GMT+1

Phil Foden has 'weird' hobby 95% of footballers 'don't enjoy' that his Man City teammates 'don't understand'

Phil Foden's Manchester City teammates 'don't understand' his hobby.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Manchester City star Phil Foden has a 'weird' hobby that most footballers 'don't enjoy'.

Foden started the Manchester derby on Sunday as Manchester United and Man City played out a drab goalless draw at Old Trafford.

He largely failed to impress as he was replaced in the second-half, which accompanied cruel taunts from the home crowd, with Pep Guardiola condemning the shocking chants.

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The FA are aware of the chants and have made their 'decision' on whether to punish Man United.

If Foden wants some down time, then he could turn to fishing - his favourite hobby, which his Man City teammates 'don't understand'.

The 24-year-old grew up fishing with his father but claims '95 per cent' of footballers 'don't enjoy it'.

"Probably about 95 per cent of the football lads don’t enjoy it," he told the club's official website.

"The odd one likes fishing, so when people find out they say: 'what a weird sport to enjoy'. They don’t understand why you enjoy it.

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"Obviously, they need to go and try it. I think it’s the perfect hobby to rest your legs and have some down time."

Phil Foden shows off a big catch. Image: Instagram/Phil Foden
Phil Foden shows off a big catch. Image: Instagram/Phil Foden

Recalling his fishing trips with his old man, he said: "I was probably about six or seven and my dad had a fishing rod of his dad’s and said we should go and try it out.

"I fell in love with it and we ended up going every weekend. I still remember my first catch. It wasn’t very big, I was just learning, but it’s the excitement of when you get one for the first time."

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Foden, who has scored 10 goals this season, has struggled for form, having enjoyed the best goal-scoring campaign of his career last season.

He scored 27 goals across all competitions and was named the Premier League Player of the Season.

The star midfielder will be hoping to end the season on a high and inspire his team to Champions League qualification.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Manchester City, Phil Foden, Football

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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