Manchester United icon Roy Keane has hit out at England star Jude Bellingham after he was handed a suspended one-game ban and a £25,000 fine.
After producing a magnificent performance in England s tournament opener against Serbia, cut a frustrated figure for a couple of matches as he could not make a significant impact.
But the Real Madrid superstar stepped up when needed him most in the round of 16 as he netted a sensational overhead kick in stoppage time to save his side from a disappointing elimination from Euro 2024. Harry Kane later scored in extra time as The Three Lions beat Slovakia 2-1 to book their place in the quarter-finals.
After this game, Bellingham found himself in hot water after he appeared to make an indecent gesture towards Slovakia s bench after scoring.
He subsequently claimed that this gesture was an inside gesture towards some close friends , but UEFA found that his gesture violated the basic rules of decent conduct .
This placed Bellingham at risk of being banned for England s Euro 2024 quarter-final against Switzerland and
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But it emerged on Friday that Bellingham has been cleared to play against Switzerland as he has been given a suspended one-game ban and a £25,000 fine. In response, Southgate has claimed that this verdict was a common-sense decision .
“I thought it was a common-sense decision,” England manager Southgate said.
“Clearly when you score a goal of the quality that he did at the moment he did at the age he is, you are going to have an incredible rush of adrenaline. I think there was no intent in the gesture towards anybody other than the communication he has with his family.
“So from our perspective, we thought it was a sensible outcome. I speak to players all the time. I don’t feel a particular need to spend time with Jude on that. He is aware of the investigation and he is an intelligent guy.”
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However, Man Utd legend Keane did not like Bellingham asking Who else? after his goal, claiming the England star is cocky and arrogant .
