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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Hannah Al-Othman

‘We’re proud of them all’: Euros final has special meaning in home towns of Foden, Palmer and Mainoo

A composite of Cole Palmer, Phil Foden and Kobbie Mainoo when they were younger
Cole Palmer, Phil Foden and Kobbie Mainoo as young players – all showed a talent for the sport at an early age. Composite: PA/@Kobbie/instagram

The entire country will be on tenterhooks on Sunday to see if the Three Lions can fight their way to victory in the men’s Euros final. But one small area south of Manchester will be rooting for its very own trio, some of England’s brightest young stars: Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Kobbie Mainoo, who all grew up here within a few miles of each other.

Their home towns form a triangle: Palmer, 22, is from Wythenshawe in Manchester and the other two come from Stockport; Mainoo, 19, from the quiet suburb of Cheadle Hulme, and Foden, 24, from Edgeley.

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