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Ben Anthony Foster is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Watford.
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Foster began his professional career in 2001 with Stoke City, having joined from Racing Club Warwick.
Aidy Boothroyd expressed his desire to keep Foster at Watford for a third season on a number of occasions during the 2006-07 season, but his hopes were dashed in January 2007 when Alex Ferguson announced his intention to bring Foster back to Old Trafford at the end of the season.
Foster was originally selected in Manchester United's squad for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, but after suffering a broken finger in training the day before the squad was due to depart for Japan, he was replaced by Ben Amos.
With Van der Sar injured for the first two months of the 2009-10 season, Foster was given the opportunity to nail down the number one shirt in the 2009 FA Community Shield defeat to Chelsea, where his mistakes led to two Chelsea goals and made no saves in the penalty shootout.
Foster continued to play in the League, starting with the opening day victory over Birmingham City.
In wins against Arsenal and Manchester City, Foster received heavy criticism for massive errors that led to opposition goals.
Manager Alex Ferguson stated that he believes in Foster's abilities and potential; however, eight days later, Foster was again criticised for a mistake which led to a Sunderland goal in a 2-2 draw, and left out of the England squad the next day with bruised ribs.
Following Robert Green's red card in the match against Ukraine and consequent suspension, Foster was given the all-clear by doctors and recalled to the England squad for the match against Belarus on 14 October.
Foster played only twice more in 2009 for Manchester United after the Sunderland match: a League Cup win against Championship team Barnsley, and a Champions League tie versus Beşiktaş, with Manchester United's progress from the group already secured.
Foster made his Birmingham debut on the opening day of the 2010-11 season in a 2-2 draw away to Sunderland.
Criticised for an error in England's 2-1 defeat to France, Foster produced a man-of-the-match performance on his return to League duty on 20 November as Birmingham beat reigning champions Chelsea 1-0.
Though Chelsea had 32 shots at goal, Foster made a series of excellent saves, including one described by BBC Sport as "Staggering" to deny Didier Drogba's "Fierce close-range downward header".
Because of his "Series of inspirational performances", Foster was named Birmingham's Player of the Season and Players' Player of the Season for 2010-11.
Foster joined Premier League club West Bromwich Albion on 29 July 2011, changing places with Albion goalkeeper Boaz Myhill, both players signing a loan deal for the whole of the 2011-12 season.
Foster played in 37 of their 38 league matches, only missing the final match of the season with a minor groin strain.
At the end of the season, Foster was given the supporters' player of the year and the players' player of the year awards.
On 29 June 2012, Foster signed permanently with West Brom for an undisclosed fee, widely reported to be £4 million.
Foster continued to perform impressively in his second season with the club, keeping 7 clean sheets in 30 league matches, and helping to guide West Brom to their record high Premier League position of 8th for the 2012-13 season.
Despite missing 4 months of the following season through injury, Foster went on to win both fans player, and player's player of the year awards for the second time in three years after a series of impressive performances throughout the 2013-14 season.
After an impressive 2016-17 season, Foster was nominated for the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award.
After West Brom's relegation to the Championship, Foster re-signed for Premier League club Watford on 5 July 2018 on a two-year contract, with the option of an additional year, for an undisclosed fee.
Foster signed a further two year contract with Watford in June 2020.
On 26 May 2006, Foster was named on the stand-by list for England's 2006 World Cup squad, because of Robert Green's injury in a "B" international against Belarus.
After Foster re-signed on loan for Watford, he was called up to Steve McClaren's first England squad as one of three goalkeepers for the friendly against Greece.
Since his first call-up but prior to his injury, Foster was named in every England squad, and made his England debut in the 1-0 defeat against Spain on 7 February 2007.
Inconsistent performances in Manchester United's first fixtures of the 2009-10 season, as well as bruised ribs, meant that Foster was left out of Capello's initial squad for their final two World Cup qualifiers.
After Robert Green was sent off in the match against Ukraine on 10 October, Foster was recalled in his place for the following match against Belarus.
It had been expected that David James would take Green's place in the starting line-up, but James was injured in the warm-up and Foster was given his third England cap instead. England won the match 3-0, with Foster making a one-handed save from Syarhey Amelyanchuk in the 63rd minute.
Foster won his fourth cap against Brazil, where he played the whole match in a 1-0 loss on 14 November 2009, the friendly match was played in Qatar, with forward Nilmar scoring the only goal of the match from a header in the 47th minute.
Foster stated in a 2020 interview that he found Capello difficult to work with, not only as a manager but also as a person.
Foster had been training with England for a friendly match when his pregnant wife went into labour.
Capello initially refused to allow Foster to leave for his child's birth, before reluctantly allowing it only after Foster pleaded with him.
Three hours after his child's birth, Capello called Foster and urged him to return to the training camp immediately, promising Foster that he would play the second half of the upcoming match.
Ultimately, Foster was not brought on in the second half and played no role in the match; Capello offered no acknowledgement or explanation to Foster.
In May 2011, Foster announced that he would be making himself unavailable for international selection for an indefinite period.
On 29 May 2013 Foster represented England in a friendly fixture against the Republic of Ireland.
Foster has a YouTube channel called "The Cycling GK" where he posts cycling videos and Watford matchday vlogs, including GoPro footage of the games in the back of his goal.
Foster lives with his wife and two children in a house he helped design on a 30-acre farm in Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire.
In March 2022, Foster was fined £2,250 and banned from driving for six months after he was caught driving at 99mph on the M40, an offence he committed in April 2021.
Aidy Boothroyd expressed his desire to keep Foster at Watford for a third season on a number of occasions during the 2006-07 season, but his hopes were dashed in January 2007 when Alex Ferguson announced his intention to bring Foster back to Old Trafford at the end of the season.
Foster was originally selected in Manchester United's squad for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, but after suffering a broken finger in training the day before the squad was due to depart for Japan, he was replaced by Ben Amos.
With Van der Sar injured for the first two months of the 2009-10 season, Foster was given the opportunity to nail down the number one shirt in the 2009 FA Community Shield defeat to Chelsea, where his mistakes led to two Chelsea goals and made no saves in the penalty shootout.
Foster continued to play in the League, starting with the opening day victory over Birmingham City.
In wins against Arsenal and Manchester City, Foster received heavy criticism for massive errors that led to opposition goals.
Manager Alex Ferguson stated that he believes in Foster's abilities and potential; however, eight days later, Foster was again criticised for a mistake which led to a Sunderland goal in a 2-2 draw, and left out of the England squad the next day with bruised ribs.
Following Robert Green's red card in the match against Ukraine and consequent suspension, Foster was given the all-clear by doctors and recalled to the England squad for the match against Belarus on 14 October.
Foster played only twice more in 2009 for Manchester United after the Sunderland match: a League Cup win against Championship team Barnsley, and a Champions League tie versus Beşiktaş, with Manchester United's progress from the group already secured.
Foster made his Birmingham debut on the opening day of the 2010-11 season in a 2-2 draw away to Sunderland.
Criticised for an error in England's 2-1 defeat to France, Foster produced a man-of-the-match performance on his return to League duty on 20 November as Birmingham beat reigning champions Chelsea 1-0.
Though Chelsea had 32 shots at goal, Foster made a series of excellent saves, including one described by BBC Sport as "Staggering" to deny Didier Drogba's "Fierce close-range downward header".
Because of his "Series of inspirational performances", Foster was named Birmingham's Player of the Season and Players' Player of the Season for 2010-11.
Foster joined Premier League club West Bromwich Albion on 29 July 2011, changing places with Albion goalkeeper Boaz Myhill, both players signing a loan deal for the whole of the 2011-12 season.
Foster played in 37 of their 38 league matches, only missing the final match of the season with a minor groin strain.
At the end of the season, Foster was given the supporters' player of the year and the players' player of the year awards.
On 29 June 2012, Foster signed permanently with West Brom for an undisclosed fee, widely reported to be £4 million.
Foster continued to perform impressively in his second season with the club, keeping 7 clean sheets in 30 league matches, and helping to guide West Brom to their record high Premier League position of 8th for the 2012-13 season.
Despite missing 4 months of the following season through injury, Foster went on to win both fans player, and player's player of the year awards for the second time in three years after a series of impressive performances throughout the 2013-14 season.
After an impressive 2016-17 season, Foster was nominated for the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award.
After West Brom's relegation to the Championship, Foster re-signed for Premier League club Watford on 5 July 2018 on a two-year contract, with the option of an additional year, for an undisclosed fee.
Foster signed a further two year contract with Watford in June 2020.
On 26 May 2006, Foster was named on the stand-by list for England's 2006 World Cup squad, because of Robert Green's injury in a "B" international against Belarus.
After Foster re-signed on loan for Watford, he was called up to Steve McClaren's first England squad as one of three goalkeepers for the friendly against Greece.
Since his first call-up but prior to his injury, Foster was named in every England squad, and made his England debut in the 1-0 defeat against Spain on 7 February 2007.
Inconsistent performances in Manchester United's first fixtures of the 2009-10 season, as well as bruised ribs, meant that Foster was left out of Capello's initial squad for their final two World Cup qualifiers.
After Robert Green was sent off in the match against Ukraine on 10 October, Foster was recalled in his place for the following match against Belarus.
It had been expected that David James would take Green's place in the starting line-up, but James was injured in the warm-up and Foster was given his third England cap instead. England won the match 3-0, with Foster making a one-handed save from Syarhey Amelyanchuk in the 63rd minute.
Foster won his fourth cap against Brazil, where he played the whole match in a 1-0 loss on 14 November 2009, the friendly match was played in Qatar, with forward Nilmar scoring the only goal of the match from a header in the 47th minute.
Foster stated in a 2020 interview that he found Capello difficult to work with, not only as a manager but also as a person.
Foster had been training with England for a friendly match when his pregnant wife went into labour.
Capello initially refused to allow Foster to leave for his child's birth, before reluctantly allowing it only after Foster pleaded with him.
Three hours after his child's birth, Capello called Foster and urged him to return to the training camp immediately, promising Foster that he would play the second half of the upcoming match.
Ultimately, Foster was not brought on in the second half and played no role in the match; Capello offered no acknowledgement or explanation to Foster.
In May 2011, Foster announced that he would be making himself unavailable for international selection for an indefinite period.
On 29 May 2013 Foster represented England in a friendly fixture against the Republic of Ireland.
Foster has a YouTube channel called "The Cycling GK" where he posts cycling videos and Watford matchday vlogs, including GoPro footage of the games in the back of his goal.
Foster lives with his wife and two children in a house he helped design on a 30-acre farm in Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire.
In March 2022, Foster was fined £2,250 and banned from driving for six months after he was caught driving at 99mph on the M40, an offence he committed in April 2021.
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