Masked Mbappe benched for France's Euro 2024 Netherlands match
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Jude Bellingham showed fans what he thought of himself as fans spotted his immediate reaction to scoring the equaliser for England against Slovakia on Sunday, June 30.
Gareth Southgate’s team had Bellingham to thank for saving the team from the clutches of defeat as the Real Madrid man scored an outrageous overhead kick with the game meandering to an end.
Masked Mbappe benched for France's Euro 2024 Netherlands match
FootballSlovakia had earlier taken a shock lead courtesy of Sparta Prague winger Ivan Schranz, who netted his third goal of the tournament.
The Slovaks appeared to have an answer for everything England threw at them, but they eventually cracked as Bellingham scored from Marc Guehi's flick-on in the fifth minute of added time.
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Videos have since emerged online showing what the 21-year-old Real Madrid man shouted as he wheeled away in celebration.
According to SPORTbible, the midfielder screamed, “Who else?” In an open show of awareness of his football talent.
Here are some fan reactions to Bellingham's rare show of arrogance, which is at times needed in football.
"That’s how is world class the best players in the world can only produce magic like that."
"Monster mentality. Going straight to the top!"
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Football"Bellingham just helped southgate get away with the biggest crime known to mankind. How can he not help a team with multiple ballondor contestants beat a 3rd world country."
Harry Kane turned the game around in extra time, scoring a header inside the six-yard area after some good work from Ivan Toney, who came in as a substitute.
In the end, England claimed a crucial win in a game that could have gone much differently had Bellingham not levelled matters.
The Real Madrid star deservedly won the Player of the Match award after his heroics – a feat that further solidified his credentials as a genuine Ballon d’Or contender.
The Three Lions’ next game is a quarter-final clash against Switzerland, who knocked out holders Italy in the other game on Saturday, June 29.
Sports Brief also reported on Cesc Fabregas’ take on Jude Bellingham as he answered whether he was better than the England midfielder as a youngster.
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FootballBy the 2004/2005 season, the Spaniard, who was 17 at the time, had started making appearances in matches outside the League Cup.
The retired midfield maestro neither confirmed nor denied the notion but was keen to credit the Real Madrid man for his achievements in the game.