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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sid Lowe

Bellingham v Bellingham: the art of the deal, even if big date must wait

Jobe Bellingham shows his disappointment
Jobe Bellingham realises he will miss the match so special Dortmund used it to convince him to come to Germany in the first place. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Fifa/Getty Images

Jobe Bellingham was furious when he found out that the early yellow card he had been shown for a tackle on Nelson Deossa against Monterrey meant missing the next game of the Club World Cup and he was still furious the following day.

The news hit hard when he heard it at half-time heading down the tunnel and the hurt was not going away in a hurry. This was not just the next game, it was Borussia Dortmund versus Real Madrid, the Bellingham brothers on the same pitch for the first time and the match so special Dortmund used it to convince him to move to Germany in the first place. That and a disguise.

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