PIERS MORGAN has slammed Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood over their Covid-19 hotel shame.
England boss Gareth Southgate sent the pair home after they broke squad lockdown rules to sneak two girls into their rooms in Iceland.
Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood invited the girls back after their England debuts in the 1-0 win over IcelandCredit: Reuters
Piers Morgan slammed the youngsters for their behaviour in ReykjavikCredit: PA:Press Association
And the incident left Good Morning Britain host Morgan fuming, branding the pair “Covidiots”.
He said on Tuesday’s show: “They’re young men who knew the rules… why was there not enough security to protect them for themselves?”
“They’re living the dream for teenagers and young people.
“And now they’re going to miss their first game because they have to be shamed.”
He added: “They’re Covidiots.”
Both Foden, 20, and Greenwood, 18, have apologised for their rule breach – with fresh reports claiming they asked FOUR girls to come back to their hotel.
WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
The pair were filmed with Nadia Sif Lindal Gunnarsdottir, 20, and Lara Clausen, 19, in footage that was leaked to the Icelandic media.
With the Three Lions set to ban both stars for four games, Morgan was left wondering how they were able to sneak the girls in to start with.
He earlier tweeted: “Their selfish reckless stupidity is bad, obviously.
“But how were they able to do this?
Nadia Sif Lindal Gunnarsdottir admitted to the “mess” she helped create in Reykjavik
Nadia’s cousin, Laura Clausen, defended the footballers as “gentlemen”
“Footballers need babysitting – by security guards – to protect them from themselves.”
With both Manchester City and United releasing statements condemning their academy products, some have defended Foden and Greenwood in their actions.
Former City and England winger Trevor Sinclair hopes the focus is on allowing the duo to learn from their mistakes.
He tweeted: “Boys will be boys. Let’s not destroy our own young players. Learn and be better, end of.”
Shamed England star Phil Foden snapped showing his bum to girls he and Mason Greenwood smuggled into team hotel
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
