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<div class="correspondent-bio component component--bg" id="correspondent-bio" data-teleport="default" data-istats-container="correspondent-bio"> <h2 class="correspondent-bio__name gel-great-primer-bold">About Phil</h2> <div class="correspondent-bio__body correspondent-bio__body--truncated gel-brevier"> <p class="correspondent-bio__paragraph correspondent-bio__paragraph--first">Phil has covered football on regional and national newspapers since<span class="correspondent-bio__read-more">... <a class="read-more-button" href="javascript:void(0);">Read more<span class="vh"> about Phil McNulty</span></a></span><span class="correspondent-bio__first-paragraph-overflow"> the late 80s and has been BBC Sport's Chief Football Writer since July 2000.</span></p><p class="correspondent-bio__paragraph">He has covered World Cups for the BBC in Japan and South Korea, Germany and South Africa as well as European Championships in France, Portugal and Poland and Ukraine.</p><p class="correspondent-bio__paragraph">Born in Liverpool, Phil attended De La Salle Grammar School which later had England striker Wayne Rooney as its most famous ex-pupil.</p><p class="correspondent-bio__paragraph">Phil's main brief is covering the Premier League, England and the Champions League and he can also be heard giving his analysis on BBC Radio 5 live, Radio Four and the World Service.</p><p class="correspondent-bio__paragraph correspondent-bio__paragraph--last">He has been included in the UK Press Gazette's list of the top 50 UK sports journalists.</p> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> onesport.moduleJs.push( function () { require(['module/correspondents/bio'], function (bio) { bio.init(); }); } ); </script> <div id="correspondent-articles" class="component component--keyline articles" data-istats-container="correspondent-articles"> <article class="article article--is-small"> <div class="article__media"><div class="article__media-inner media-island"><div class="gel-responsive-image gel-responsive-image--16by9"><img class="sp-lazyload media-island__image" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200917213715/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/{width}{hidpi}/cpsprodpb/178B/production/_114372060_kepa.jpg" data-sizes="auto" alt="Kepa Arrizabalaga and Frank Lampard"/></div></div></div> <h3 class="article__title gel-great-primer-bold"> <span class="article__title-text">Chelsea display justifies transfer policy</span> </h3> <time datetime="2020-09-14" class="article__date gel-brevier"> 14 September 2020 </time> <a class="article__read-more" href="/web/20200917213715/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/54156698">Read full article on Brighton 1-3 Chelsea: Timo Werner impresses but Chelsea must resolve Kepa issue</a> <div class="article__summary gel-long-primer"> <p>Chelsea saw a glimpse into a glittering future but also demonstrated why familiar old failings need to be addressed as they opened their Premier League season with victory at Brighton.</p><p>Manager Frank Lampard knows expectations will be sky high among supporters - and very pertinently among Chelsea's hierarchy - after a summer spending spree that will eventually total well in excess of 拢200m.</p> </div> </article> <div id="bbccom_mpu_3" class="bbccom_slot " aria-hidden="true"> <div class="bbccom_advert"> <script type="text/javascript"> (function() { if (window.bbcdotcom && bbcdotcom.adverts && bbcdotcom.adverts.slotAsync) { bbcdotcom.adverts.slotAsync('mpu', [3]); } })(); </script> </div> </div> <article class="article article--is-small"> <div class="article__media"><div class="article__media-inner media-island"><div class="gel-responsive-image gel-responsive-image--16by9"><img class="sp-lazyload media-island__image" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" 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anything to go by, Marcelo Bielsa's team will be making up for that lost time very quickly.</p> </div> </article> <div id="bbccom_mpu_1_2" class="bbccom_slot " aria-hidden="true"> <div class="bbccom_advert"> <script type="text/javascript"> (function() { if (window.bbcdotcom && bbcdotcom.adverts && bbcdotcom.adverts.slotAsync) { bbcdotcom.adverts.slotAsync('mpu', [1,2]); } })(); </script> </div> </div> <article class="article article--is-small"> <div class="article__media"><div class="article__media-inner media-island"><div class="gel-responsive-image gel-responsive-image--16by9"><img class="sp-lazyload media-island__image" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200917213715/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/{width}{hidpi}/cpsprodpb/2C5F/production/_114295311_ipiccy-collage.jpg" data-sizes="auto" alt="Marcelo Bielsa, Jordan Henderson and Frank Lampard"/></div></div></div> <h3 class="article__title gel-great-primer-bold"> <span class="article__title-text">Premier League predictions - who will finish where?</span> </h3> <time datetime="2020-09-10" class="article__date gel-brevier"> 10 September 2020 </time> <a class="article__read-more" href="/web/20200917213715/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/54087151">Read full article on Premier League predictions: Who will finish where in 2020-21?</a> <div class="article__summary gel-long-primer"> <p>It may be a little later and in unique circumstances but it is once again time to gaze into the crystal ball and make the annual Premier League predictions.</p><p>The new season starts just 48 days after the old one ended with Liverpool as champions for the first time in 30 years. Can manager Jurgen Klopp and his players repeat the feat?</p> </div> </article> <article class="article article--is-small"> <div class="article__media"><div class="article__media-inner media-island"><div class="gel-responsive-image gel-responsive-image--16by9"><img class="sp-lazyload media-island__image" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200917213715/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/{width}{hidpi}/cpsprodpb/10EC7/production/_114291396_grealish-index.jpg" data-sizes="auto" alt="Jack Grealish"/></div></div></div> <h3 class="article__title gel-great-primer-bold"> <span class="article__title-text">'Southgate must address lack of productivity, positivity and ambition'</span> </h3> <time datetime="2020-09-8" class="article__date gel-brevier"> 8 September 2020 </time> <a class="article__read-more" href="/web/20200917213715/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/54044866">Read full article on Gareth Southgate and England 'must produce better, be more positive and show more ambition'</a> <div class="article__summary gel-long-primer"> <p>England manager Gareth Southgate will return from Copenhagen having arguably learned more off the pitch than on it after the resumption of the Nations League.</p><p>The scrambled late win against Iceland on Saturday and this dreadful goalless draw here in Copenhagen will be overshadowed by Southgate sending Manchester City's Phil Foden and Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood home for breaking Covid-19 protocols in Reykjavik.</p> </div> </article> <article class="article article--is-small"> <div class="article__media"><div class="article__media-inner media-island"><div class="gel-responsive-image gel-responsive-image--16by9"><img class="sp-lazyload media-island__image" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" 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point and was presented with yet another unsavoury exhibit as Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood were sent home from Iceland with serious blemishes against their fledgling international careers for flouting strict Covid-19 protocols.</p> </div> </article> <article class="article article--is-small"> <div class="article__media"><div class="article__media-inner media-island"><div class="gel-responsive-image gel-responsive-image--16by9"><img class="sp-lazyload media-island__image" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200917213715/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/{width}{hidpi}/cpsprodpb/233D/production/_114112090_artetaklopp.jpg" data-sizes="auto" alt="Mikel Arteta and Jurgen Klopp"/></div></div></div> <h3 class="article__title gel-great-primer-bold"> <span class="article__title-text">Will 'buoyant' Arsenal continue resurgence?</span> </h3> <time datetime="2020-08-28" class="article__date gel-brevier"> 28 August 2020 </time> <a class="article__read-more" href="/web/20200917213715/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/53905499">Read full article on Community Shield: Will 'buoyant' Arsenal continue resurgence against Liverpool?</a> <div class="article__summary gel-long-primer"> <p>Arsenal's domestic season ended on the first day of August with the FA Cup final victory against Chelsea - and kicks back into action at the end of the same month as they meet Premier League champions Liverpool in the Community Shield at Wembley on Saturday.</p><p>This remarkably swift turnaround, enforced after the three-month hiatus during last season as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic, represents a unique challenge to pre-season preparations for Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and his Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp.</p> </div> </article> <article class="article article--is-small"> <div class="article__media"><div class="article__media-inner media-island"><div class="gel-responsive-image gel-responsive-image--16by9"><img class="sp-lazyload media-island__image" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200917213715/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/{width}{hidpi}/cpsprodpb/814D/production/_114110133_kalvin_phillips_getty.jpg" data-sizes="auto" alt="Kalvin Phillips"/></div></div></div> <h3 class="article__title gel-great-primer-bold"> <span class="article__title-text">Southgate rewards brilliance of youth</span> </h3> <time datetime="2020-08-25" class="article__date gel-brevier"> 25 August 2020 </time> <a class="article__read-more" href="/web/20200917213715/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/53907776">Read full article on England squad: Has Gareth Southgate made the right decisions?</a> <div class="article__summary gel-long-primer"> <p>England manager Gareth Southgate's swift withdrawal of Manchester United captain Harry Maguire from his squad to face Iceland and Denmark in the Uefa Nations League in the aftermath of his court case in Greece cast an embarrassing shadow over an otherwise intriguing selection.</p><p>Maguire was originally named by Southgate but was removed only hours later after he was found guilty of aggravated assault, resisting arrest and repeated attempts of bribery following an incident in Mykonos.</p> </div> </article> <article class="article article--is-small"> <div class="article__media"><div class="article__media-inner media-island"><div class="gel-responsive-image gel-responsive-image--16by9"><img class="sp-lazyload media-island__image" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200917213715/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/{width}{hidpi}/cpsprodpb/11681/production/_114079217_gettyimages-1268080584.jpg" data-sizes="auto" alt="Bayern Munich celebrate winning the Champions League"/></div></div></div> <h3 class="article__title gel-great-primer-bold"> <span class="article__title-text">'Champions League format excites - but as a one-off'</span> </h3> <time datetime="2020-08-23" class="article__date gel-brevier"> 23 August 2020 </time> <a class="article__read-more" href="/web/20200917213715/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/53884847">Read full article on Champions League final: 'New format was exciting but only as a one-off'</a> <div class="article__summary gel-long-primer"> <p>This was a Champions League final like no other at the conclusion of a Champions League campaign like no other - but the outcome was the right one in the end as Bayern Munich were deservedly crowned kings of Europe for the sixth time.</p><p>The final was originally scheduled to take place in Istanbul's Ataturk Stadium on 30 May but was eventually staged 85 days later inside the vast, but virtually deserted, Stadium of Light in Lisbon.</p> </div> </article> <article class="article article--is-small"> <div class="article__media"><div 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an inevitable consequence once their relegation from the Premier League was confirmed on the final day of the season.</p><p>The 42-year-old's iconic status among Cherries fans is assured having served them for 25 years and taken them from League Two to the top flight - indeed #thankyoueddie was a Twitter trend on Sunday morning.</p> </div> </article> <article class="article article--is-small"> <div class="article__media"><div class="article__media-inner media-island"><div class="gel-responsive-image gel-responsive-image--16by9"><img class="sp-lazyload media-island__image" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200917213715/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/{width}{hidpi}/cpsprodpb/4660/production/_113661081_untitledcollage.jpg" data-sizes="auto" alt="Nigel Pearson, Jurgen Klopp and Jose Mourinho"/></div></div></div> <h3 class="article__title gel-great-primer-bold"> <span 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