No one is perfect! Southgate defends Jude Bellingham’s shot at Euro 2024

England manager Gareth Southgate has defended Jude Bellingham’s shot at Euro 2024, which is expected to see him serve a one-match ban.

On July 6, 2024, UEFA announced a penalty for England midfielder Jude Bellingham. If he touches the goal in the round of 16 of the 2024 European Cup, he is expected to be fined 30,000 euros (1.17 million baht) and banned for one game if he commits the offense again within a year.

So that Jude Bellingham can still enter the field England national team participated in the quarter-finals of the 2024 European Cup, facing the Swiss national team. On Saturday, July 6, the game will be held at 11:00 pm Thailand time.

Recently, England manager Gareth Southgate came out to protect Jude Bellingham, who escaped a ban for England in the quarter-final against Switzerland in the 2024 European Championships, and it is said that Bellingham did not know how he reacted after scoring a crucial goal at his age.

Southgate said: “I haven’t spoken to him yet. I think it’s a common sense decision. He scores a goal like this in the 96th minute, it’s a moment in his life that has never happened before. If it was me, I don’t know how I would react if I was his age.”

“I just care about everything he’s achieved. Nobody can be perfect. Sometimes you react emotionally. If you don’t have that emotion I don’t think you’re going to be the player he is. I think he’s handled everything well.”

“Jude is an amazing kid. He’s very mature. He handles everything very well. Has the ability to impact the game in the biggest moments. I have a very good relationship with him. I think he knows I have his back.”

“I was really pleased with his performance in the last game. It was a quieter game than the others, though. It became a crisis in his world and he was very motivated to help us win tonight.”