The European Football Association “UEFA” has decided to open an investigation against England star, Jude Bellingham, for making an obscene gesture in celebration of scoring the equalizer against Slovakia, in the round of 16 of “Euro 2024”. Jude Bellingham’s celebration sparked widespread controversy, especially with the threat of suspending him from playing because of it.
The European Union confirmed in a statement that the Ethics and Disciplinary Committee will conduct an investigation into a possible violation of the regulations of appropriate conduct by the England national team player Bellingham during the match, adding that “any information on this matter will be announced in due course.”
Jude Bellingham scored a last-gasp goal for his country against Slovakia in the 95th minute, with a wonderful backheel shot, to tie the Three Lions 1-1 in regular time, and take the match to extra time, during which captain Harry Kane scored the winning goal and qualified for the quarter-finals.
But as Bellingham was returning from celebrating his goal, he made a gesture that was deemed inappropriate, with some even describing it as an insult to the Slovakian national team.
Bellingham later revealed in statements published by the British press that he was not making any reference to the Slovakian fans or team, but was only joking with a group of his teammates.
Several British newspapers, most notably The Sun and Daily Mail, published a photo of a similar celebration by the English player in the same style in the “El Clasico” match between his team Real Madrid and its traditional rival Barcelona, in the Spanish League, in response to the possibility of suspending Jude Bellingham.
Bellingham scored Real Madrid’s winning goal against Barcelona (3-2) in stoppage time of the “Clasico” match on April 21, and celebrated in a similar manner, and the England international was not subject to a suspension penalty.
The Daily Mail newspaper stressed, for its part, that the penalty of suspending Jude Bellingham, next Saturday evening, in the match against Switzerland, in the quarter-finals of “Euro 2024”, is unlikely at all.
But Jude Bellingham has a yellow card, and if he receives a card during the quarter-final match against Switzerland, he will miss the semi-final match, if his country qualifies.
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