Phil Foden’s mum arrested on booze-fuelled night out after using ‘party trick’
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Claire Rowlands, who is the mother of Manchester City and England footballer Phil Foden, was found not guilty of assault but admitted to drunk and disorderly behaviour
Phil Foden’s mum Claire Rowlands was arrested last September
Phil Foden’s mum Claire Rowlands was arrested last September
Phil Foden’s mum was arrested by police after knocking a man’s baseball cap off in a nightclub last September.
Claire Rowlands, 44, was arrested during a tequila-fuelled weekend with friends in North Wales. The mother of the Manchester City star was allegedly kicked out of a nightclub after her drunken antics triggered a row, Llandudno Magistrates’ Court heard.
As reported by The Sun, Rowlands drank shots at a friend’s caravan before partying at a sports bar and later Bentley’s nightclub. She was asked to leave the latter venue after bouncers accused her of assaulting someone, as CCTV footage showed her knocking a baseball cap off a man’s head before attempting to put it back on.
“I was just drunk,” Rowlands told the court. “I was having a bit of fun. I had done it to a lad earlier. It was just a bit of fun, really.”
Foden plays for Premier League champions Manchester City
Foden plays for Premier League champions Manchester City
Rowlands was found not guilty of assault. She had admitted to drunk and disorderly behaviour, which led to a fine of £100 plus £85 in court costs and a £40 surcharge.
She went on to tell the court: “I was drunk. It was just a bit of fun, a bit of banter. I just could not believe it, that I could get into trouble for knocking someone’s cap off. It’s my party trick, knocking someone’s cap off and putting it back on.”
Rowlands allegedly told police officers to “f*** off” after being ejected from the nightclub. She was then arrested and spent a night in the cells. She admitted in her police interview: “I kicked off with the police officers. I was a bit of a b****.”
Rowlands also told the police: “I do not drink often but when I do, I make up for time. I am like an animal.”
Duncan Campbell, who is the chairman of Llandudno Magistrates’ Court, told Rowlands: “It is clear at the time that you were drunk, fooling around having fun. It is for the prosecution to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt and that you intended to use force.
“It is telling that Mr Shortman has not attended and that your actions were not consensual. Therefore we find you not guilty.”
Rowlands’s son Foden is one of England’s biggest footballers, having represented the national team 31 times at senior level. The 23-year-old has played 248 times for City and won several honours, including five Premier League titles and the Champions League.
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Manchester City won a historic treble last season, yet the club face an uncertain future. Last year the club were charged by the Premier League with 115 breaches of financial rules, and if found guilty, will face punishment that could range from a fine to relegation.
Last week Premier League CEO Richard Masters confirmed that a date has been set for City’s case to be heard by an independent panel, although he did not disclose when that will be.
The mini-update has brought the topic of Pep Guardiola’s future back into wider discussion. Would one of the greatest managers of all time really stick around and manage in a lower division.
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The answer could well be yes. According to The Athletic’s City correspondent Sam Lee, Guardiola could extend his stay at City beyond the 2025 expiration of his current contract, regardless of what division they are playing in.
“There is also a feeling that if City were to be found guilty of the most serious of the alleged Premier League rule breaches and relegated to a lower division, the Catalan would sign a new deal purely out of defiance,” Lee wrote.
“He has said as much publicly, but key people at City believe it was more than public bluster in the aftermath of the charges being brought almost one year ago.”
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That said, nobody at the club – not even Guardiola – knows what the future holds.
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Lots of technical staff will likely follow Guardiola out of the door when he leaves, but City hope to limit the impact on the non-playing side of the club as much as possible.
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One key figure the Premier League champions have not been able to keep hold of is Omar Berrada. Last week the chief operations officer of City Football Group tendered his resignation in order to become chief executive officer (CEO) at Manchester United.
While in an ideal world City would have kept Berrada, his departure is unlikely to have the kind of impact Guardiola’s would.
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