- Model: Nike Phantom GX Elite
- Player: Phil Foden
- Condition: Match Worn
- Season: 2023/24
- Size: No size labels, measured to be UK8/US9
- Soleplate: FG, Tiempo Legend IV
- Made in: Montebelluna, Italy (Nike Athlete Services)
- Player features:
- An ultra-rare, photo-matched piece match worn by Phil Foden during the Premier League title-winning campaign of 2023/24 with Manchester City.
- This was a milestone season for Foden, with him winning PFA Player of the Year, crowning him as the Premier League’s best player with 19 goals & 8 assists in 35 appearances.
- Personalised with ‘BECCA RONNIE TRUE’ & England flag etched into the heel of each boot.
- Worn in multiple fixtures across the Premier League & UEFA Champions League.
- Photo-matched to multiple up-close in-game shots with unique reference points (custom heel, soleplate, pitch marks, wear patterns, personalisation placement, cut & burned lace ends).
- Custom-built in Montebelluna, Italy, with bespoke heel construction & Tiempo Legend IV soleplate carried over from 2011.
- Rare match worn artefact from Foden’s PFA POTY winning season, with 3 G/A being achieved in this pair in 4 fixtures.
- Supplied with BC Boots UK Certification Package.
- Match History:
Premier League:
- 25th November 2023 — Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool, Etihad.
- 3rd December 2023 — Manchester City 3-3 Spurs, Etihad — 1 goal scored.
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6th December 2023 — Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.
UEFA Champions League:
- 28th November 2023 — Manchester City 3-2 RB Leipzig, Eithad — 1 goal scored & 1 assist.
- Player Features & Modifications
- Custom Construction (Nike Athlete Services, Montebelluna):
- Hand-built, made-to-measure boots tailored to Foden’s foot shape.
- Bespoke heel construction — unique shape sculpted to prevent discomfort and blisters, differing amounts of padding placed with millimetric precision to meet Foden’s requirements.
- Soleplate:
- Custom Tiempo Legend IV FG soleplate (2011 issue, discontinued for retail in 2013).
- Specially retained by Nike for top-tier contracted athletes.
- Personalisation:
- ‘BECCA RONNIE TRUE’ + England flag etched onto each heel.
- Reinforcements & Comfort Adjustments:
- Thick reinforced insole board for strength and rigidity.
- Custom Montebelluna insoles used instead of retail insoles, bearing the MB factory logo on the left with ‘Athlete Service’ underneath + Nike Swoosh & ‘Made in Italy’ on the right.
- Wear Provenance:
- Distinct pitch wear, cut + burned lace ends, custom soleplate & heel shaping all match to Foden’s boots in fixture photos.
- Heavily photo-matched across key games in late 2023.
- Boot Evolution:
- Since 2017, Foden was known to cut holes into his heel sections to relieve pressure.
- By 2019, Nike’s Athlete Services designed permanent bespoke heel solutions for his boots to eliminate the need for cutting.
- Collector & Investment Significance
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4-In-A-Row Season Artefact: These boots come from the period in which Foden transitioned from City’s rotational attacker to mainstay first-team star, winning trophies on the biggest stage.
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PFA POTY Campaign: Direct link to his PFA Player of the Year crowning of 2024, contributing in this exact pair to his goal & assist tally.
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Customisation History: Rare glimpse into Nike’s adaptation process to accommodate Foden’s unique foot issues — the kind of bespoke detail collectors value highly.
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Photo-Matched Provenance: Rock-solid authenticity across multiple competitions (UEFA Champions League, Premier League).
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Investment Security: As Foden’s career continues its upward trajectory — already PFA Player of the Year and central to both Manchester City & England — historic season match-worn boots like this will become blue-chip collector assets.
