“Goodness me, Jude Bellingham is unbelievably good. He’s the leader in this team. His parents must be so proud. Love him.”
Gary Lineker was tweeting for all of England when he sent those observations out to his 8.6million followers during the Three Lions’ 3-0 win over Senegal in the last 16 of the World Cup. The goals may have come from Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka, but the star of the show was a 19-year-old from Stourbridge.
Jude Bellingham is far from a breakthrough star anymore – how can you be when you’ve played 112 times for Borussia Dortmund? – but his performances for England are still utterly remarkable. There are not many teenagers capable of performing at the level the England midfielder is currently.
