WHAT HAPPENED?
The England international was admonished by Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel for his behaviour at the end of a friendly defeat to Senegal, with the 21-year-old midfielder booting a water cooler after seeing a late goal disallowed.
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Tuchel admitted his mother can find Bellingham’s on-field outbursts “repulsive”. A ‘Galactico’ at Santiago Bernabeu will not, however, be changing his ways. He hit out at a linesman as Real were held 1-1 by Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Hilal in Miami.
AFPWHAT BELLINGHAM SAID
Bellingham competed for possession with former Manchester City and Barcelona full-back Joao Cancelo, with the ball ultimately bobbling out of play. Real’s No.5 thought the resulting throw-in should have gone his way, yelling “our ball, our ball, f*ck off” as Al-Hilal got the decision.
DID YOU KNOW?
Bellingham was stung with a two-match La Liga ban in February for telling a referee in Spain to “f*ck off”, while he was caught swearing at another official during Real’s Champions League defeat to Christian Pulisic’s AC Milan in November 2024.
Getty Images SportWHAT NEXT FOR REAL MADRID?
Bellingham’s passion and desire to win is what makes him such a special talent, with it unlikely he will have mellowed by the time that Real take to the field again in their latest Club World Cup clash with Mexican side Pachuca on Sunday.