The explosive success of El Wey: Phil Foden’s grandson surges on Instagram with two million followers in just 24 hours

Manchester City ended a successful campaign in the 2022-23 season. The sky blue side completed a historic treble after winning the Premier League title, the FA Cup and the long-awaited Champions League , in a tough final against Inter Milan. The English beat the Lombards 1-0 with a goal from Rodri and they were crowned European champions for the first time . It’s the most important stage for the club, so the party was big.

Amid celebrations of every trophy won last year, there was a number that repeated itself and that ended up attracting the attention of all citizen supporters and of football in general. Curiously, it wasn’t Erling Haaland, Kevin de Bruyne or any of the other stars of the team led by Josep Guardiola. He was simply a charismatic boy.

Ronnie, the four-year-old son she has Phil Foden, Manchester City footballer he took all the eyes of the fans, taking advantage of every moment to accompany his father during the awards ceremony . At that time, the little boy was known as El Wey on social media, thanks to a particular meme related to the size of his head.

What is most surprising is that even the Phil Foden was aware of his offspring’s nickname for having conquered the first Orejona of the Citizens, He uploaded an Instagram story where he appeared hugging his firstborn, with a message that read El Wey , and that it was accompanied by a goat and a blue heart. It caused a stir in the virtual world.

Little Ronnie’s affection and popularity grew so much after his father’s post that the talented England national team decided to create an Instagram account for him to please his son’s many new fans.

“Here’s what they asked “Wrote the British midfielder on said social network, where he then shared a photograph in which he appeared with his son, accompanied by the following message: “The Wey has arrived ”. The news, of course, spread quickly.

So much so that a few hours after its creation, the new account was a complete success, a worldwide phenomenon. The results were advancing very quickly, to the point that in just 24 hours, the Foden boy had already 2,200,000 subscribers . A popularity that many footballers already wanted.

The nickname that Phil Foden’s son received dates back several months when a specific meme went viral on social media. In said post, Ronnie featured prominently, but what was most striking was the large size of his head.

“The guy who knows how the English football league system works “, said this particular meme, referring to the fact that you had to be very smart or have a big head to understand the format of British tournaments. This meme motivated other similar ones to come out, with phrases like “the wey who knows the rules by the numbers “, and always with the same close-up photo of the 23-year-old footballer’s grandson.

Of course, far from disturbing his father, it became a source of pride and amusement. Indeed, the attacking midfielder used the nickname ‘El Wey’ to identify his creature on social media. For example, in Roonie’s Instagram biography, besides the fact that the account is managed by his parents, the reference to “El wey” appears, accompanied by a goat emoticon, alluding to the abbreviation of “Greatest Of All Time (GOAT )”, the best of all time in Spanish.