PHIL FODEN hopes his pair of personalised shinpads – sporting a picture of his social-media superstar son Ronnie – never break as he wants to wear them for the rest of his career.
The Manchester City star, 24, has guards under his socks depicting himself and his boy on his shoulders, both sporting club kit, next to an England flag.
Ronnie is only five but already has four million followers on his Instagram account, @officialronniefoden_.
Speaking on FA show Lions’ Den, Foden Snr explained: “Someone made these for me on Instagram.
“They’re my lucky shinpads. I take them everywhere. Hopefully they don’t break because I want to wear them the whole of my career.”
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