Philip John Neville was born on 21 January 1977 and is an English football manager and former player, who is the head coach of MLS team Inter Miami CF.
39 Facts About Phil Neville
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Phil Neville is the co-owner of Salford City, along with several of his former Manchester United teammates.
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Phil Neville then worked as a coach at Manchester United, and as assistant manager to his brother Gary at Valencia in La Liga.
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On 23 January 2018, Phil Neville was appointed head coach of the England women's team.
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Phil Neville led the "Lionesses" to fourth place at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Phil Neville did not play at left-back frequently due to the presence of Denis Irwin; for some time he played at right-back while his brother played in central defence, and in the 1996 FA Cup Final victory against Liverpool he played this position while Gary was an unused substitute.
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In September 2003, Phil Neville received a warning from The Football Association regarding his future conduct for his behaviour after Manchester United's game against rival side Arsenal.
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Phil Neville made his debut in a UEFA Champions League qualifier against Villarreal, coming face-to-face with his former Manchester United colleague Diego Forlan.
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Phil Neville commented in the press about the first ever red cards of his long career, claiming that he would perhaps not have been booked in a game against Fulham if he had been playing for United.
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On 19 April 2009, Phil Neville scored his penalty to help knock out his former club, Manchester United, in a penalty shoot-out in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, he sent the keeper the wrong way, putting it low to the keeper's right.
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On 9 April 2011, Phil Neville scored against Wolves, his 12th senior goal and his first in three years.
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Phil Neville was regularly picked for England squads, making his debut against China on 23 May 1996.
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Phil Neville played alongside his brother Gary in this match; they had appeared together in the 1996 FA Cup Final two weeks earlier and thus were the first pair of brothers to play together in an FA Cup-final winning side and for England in the same season since Hubert and Francis Heron in 1876,120 years earlier.
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Phil Neville was only briefly a regular first-choice player for the side, as a left-back in 2000 under Kevin Keegan's management.
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Phil Neville was one of the players omitted at the last minute by Glenn Hoddle when he was selecting his final 22 for the 1998 World Cup, Hoddle's decision left Neville in tears, though media attention was almost entirely devoted to the exclusion of another player, Paul Gascoigne.
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Phil Neville revealed in an interview that Gascoigne, not usually noted for his maturity, took the younger Phil Neville brother under his wing and consoled him.
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Phil Neville was not included in Sven-Goran Eriksson's squad for the 2006 World Cup as Eriksson wanted to give young players a chance.
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Phil Neville remained in the England squad with new England manager Steve McClaren and started at right-back in September 2006 against Andorra.
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Phil Neville was primarily known for his work-rate and versatility as a footballer, and was capable of playing in several defensive and midfield positions; he was usually deployed as either a full-back or wing-back, and was capable of playing on the left side, as well as the right, despite being naturally right-footed; he was even able to play as a central midfielder.
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In February 2012, it was reported that Phil Neville would help England's Under-21s coaching staff in the absence of Stuart Pearce in the Under-21 European Championship qualifier against Belgium.
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In February 2013, Phil Neville was being considered for the England U20 managerial position for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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In May 2013, Phil Neville was interviewed by Bill Kenwright for the vacant manager's role at Everton, but the job went to Roberto Martinez.
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On 4 July 2013, Phil Neville became first-team coach of Manchester United, where he would be reunited with manager David Moyes.
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Phil Neville joined La Liga side Valencia, owned by Lim, as a coach under manager Nuno Espirito Santo in July 2015.
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On 23 January 2018, Phil Neville was appointed head coach of the England women's national team, signing a contract that would run to the end of UEFA Women's Euro 2021.
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Phil Neville made his England managerial debut at the 2018 SheBelieves Cup, an annual invitational tournament held in the United States.
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On 30 June 2019, the FA announced that Phil Neville would be appointed manager of Team GB Women for the 2020 Summer Olympics following England's successful de facto qualification performance at the 2019 World Cup.
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Losses to the United States and Spain made it seven defeats in 11 games, the team's worst stretch since 2003, mounting further pressure on Phil Neville who admitted he was personally responsible for England's "unacceptable" form amid increased media scrutiny.
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On 22 April 2020, Phil Neville announced he would be leaving his position as manager in July 2021 when his contract was due to expire.
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On 18 January 2021, Phil Neville was appointed as the head coach of Inter Miami CF, a club owned by his former Manchester United teammate and current Salford City co-owner David Beckham.
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Phil Neville regularly appears as a pundit on football radio commentaries, and has appeared as a pundit on the BBC's Match of the Day programme.
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Phil Neville was employed by BBC One as a commentator and pundit during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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Phil Neville admitted making an unacceptable comment, while the BBC stated that the tone of discussion was light-hearted enough to suggest Neville was not endorsing violence.
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Phil Neville was a talented cricketer in his youth, and a contemporary of England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff in Lancashire's Under-19 side, captaining England Under-15s.
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Phil Neville holds the record for being the youngest player to play for Lancashire's second XI at age 15.
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Phil Neville is married to Julie ; the couple have a son, Harvey, and a daughter, Isabella.
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Isabella has cerebral palsy, which has led to Phil Neville becoming an ambassador of Bliss, the special care baby charity, and a patron of Royal Manchester Children's Hospital's New Children's Hospital Appeal.
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Harvey is currently a player with Fort Lauderdale CF, a third-tier side in the United States, and the Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team, being eligible despite being born in England as Phil Neville's wife is of Irish descent.
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Phil Neville became vegetarian in 2014, after a challenge from his wife to try the diet for two weeks.