Jude Bellingham fined €30,000 and given suspended one-game ban for gesture

Jude Bellingham said his gesture was not aimed at Slovakia’s bench. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters

Jude Bellingham is clear to face Switzerland on Saturday after being fined €30,000 (£25,400) and given a suspended one-match ban by Uefa for his lewd gesture after scoring England’s dramatic equali­ser against Slovakia.

Bellingham was shown on TV to have kissed his right hand before making a crotch-grabbing ­action. He said it had been “an inside‑joke gesture towards some close friends who were at the game” and in no way aimed at the Slovakia bench.