Kalvin Phillips had special tribute written on boot for England victory

A lovely gesture

For any hardcore footie fans or fans of grannies in general, Granny Val will surely be an icon you remember fondly. She rose to stardom thanks to Amazon's Leeds United Take Me Home documentary and now had a special place in last night's match. Her grandson, midfielder Kalvin Phillips, had her name engraved on his boots. https://twitter.com/LUFC/status/1409969241101635588 Granny Val sadly passed away in February due to Covid, but she was very much present for her grandson's victory last night. "She was very caring, she’s very nosey, but she was a lovely, lovely woman," Phillips said.

"She’d be saying ‘don’t let it [his England performances] get to your head and make sure you do just as well in the next game’.