Jude Bellingham has laid into Wilton Sampaio for his part in England’s heartbreaking World Cup exit.
Sampaio eventually awarded two penalties to Gareth Southgate’s team but turned down another strong appeal and ignored what looked like a foul on Bukayo Saka in the build-up to Aurelien Tchouameni’s opening goal.
And while Southgate refused to discuss the referee, Bellingham was blunt in his assessment of the Brazilian official’s performance, saying: “Not great, if I am being honest, not great. Anyone can have a bad game - players and referees - but I think he wasn’t where he should have been in terms of the level for a game like this.
