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England's Jude Bellingham sets a record when he begins his UEFA Euro 2024 quest against Serbia on Sunday inside the Arena AufSchalke (Veltins Arena). Bellingham is the very first European footballer to appear in all three major international competitions before turning 21 (he is 20 years, 353 days old today), having competed in UEFA Euro 2020, the FIFA World Cup in 2022, and currently UEFA Euro 2024.
Jude Bellingham has scored England's opening goal in the 2022 FIFA World Cup along with UEFA Euro 2024 tournaments, following a header versus Serbia that gave the Three Lions an early lead of 1-0. He is the first footballer to rack up goals for England in both competitions while playing club football abroad instead of England.
TV cameras missed Jude Bellingham's amazing celebration alongside Trent Alexander-Arnold after his goal versus Serbia. Bellingham wheeled off in celebration before executing his signature celebration.In a rehearsed celebration following England's score against Serbia, they got on one knee and placed their hands over their faces.
Bellingham and Alexander-Arnold remain inseparable since they flew to Germany for Euro 2024. It's even led to rumours that the Liverpool star could make a shock move to Real Madrid given his contract status.The 20-year-old also embraced Alexander-Arnold during their combined celebration.
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“We have to be careful and show everything we did” : Dragan Stojkovic
Dragan Stojkovic, Serbia's national team coach, says that Real Madrid and England playmaker Jude Bellingham would surely win the Ballon d'Or in the future. Stojkovic praised Bellingham before of Serbia's encounter against England on Sunday. He emphasised that his players must exercise caution and can't afford to allow Bellingham too much room on the pitch.
He underlined the importance of his defenders being especially alert in light of Bellingham's presence. The manager said, “You don’t have to give him a lot of space, he is a very important player for the English team. We’ll see on Sunday. In defence, of course, we have to be careful and show everything we did during our training,”