Manchester City star Phil Foden has been putting his son’s heading s𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁s to the test in Mykonos amid his newfound fame on social media.
Ronnie Foden, four, became an online sensation following City’s historic Treble win, with the youngster seen lapping up the celebrations alongside his dad after all three of their trophy lifts.
Pep Guardiola‘s men sealed the feat earlier this month after beating Inter Milan 1-0 in the Champions League final, adding a first European crown to their collection having already clinched the Premier League and FA Cup.
As City paraded the European Cup, Little Ronnie was out on the pitch soaking up the party and could be seen cheering as Erling Haaland lifted the trophy during their lap of honour.
After posing for pictures with his dad and the trophy, he was then seen smiling and laughing with City players in the dressing room afterwards, even sharing a selfie with Norwegian striker Haaland, and was also present at their victory parade in Manchester. As a result, Ronnie has become the unlikeliest of social-media sensations.
Phil Foden has been putting son Ronnie’s heading s𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁s to the test on holiday in Mykonos
Ronnie (left), four, has become a viral sensation in the wake of Man City’s historic Treble win
The youngster was an ever-present throughout City’s celebrations, even posing for selfies with star striker Erling Haaland
He has since amassed close to three million Instagram followers after rising to internet fame
Foden’s son has since amassed an astonishing 2.8 million followers on Instagram and is expected to hit the three-million mark after gaining 700,000 in the space of two days.
And with his online fame soaring, Ronnie is currently soaking up the sun on holiday with both Phil and mum Rebecca Cooke.
In a clip shared on his Instagram story, he can be seen heading a ball back to his dad while in the swimming pool.
But after a couple of successful returns, Phil bursts into laughter as Ronnie mistakenly heads it in the opposite direction.
The four-year-old has been giving fans a regular glimpse of the holiday on Instagram, sharing footage of him dancing on tables, heading to the beach and going on a fishing trip with his dad.
Ronnie still has a way to go to catch his dad, who has 8.6 million followers, but he is well on his way to doing that.
He has become a viral star, with memes featuring his face popping up on TikTok and Twitter.
Ronnie, nicknamed ‘El Wey’ or ‘The Dude’ on social media, has had his face pop up in memes on TikTok and Twitter
Foden burst into laughter while playing headers with Ronnie on their holiday in Mykonos
His son has also posted about going on a fishing trip while out in Greece this summer
Even odder were clips from Mexico and South America of Ronnie’s face on the walls of classrooms.
He has earned the nickname ‘El Wey’, or ‘The Dude’, among his new legion of fans on the other side of the world.
Ronnie’s godfather, England Under-21 star Morgan Gibbs-White, revealed the team had been discussing his antics ahead of their European Championship game against Germany on Wednesday.
‘It’s crazy,’ Gibbs-White said. ‘We were speaking about it at breakfast. This kid has got more followers than all of us put together over two nights.
‘He’s a lovely little kid and fair play to him.’
