Jude Bellingham appeared to change Gareth Southgate's decision to substitute him by using his ‘aura’ in England’s quarter-final contest against Switzerland
Jude Bellingham appeared to use telepathy during England's game with Switzerland(Image credit: Getty Images)
Jude Bellingham appeared to telepathically change Gareth Southgate’s mind after the England boss decided to substitute the Real Madrid star during the Three Lions’ Euro 2024 win against Switzerland.
At least that’s what fans online believe. Bellingham looked baffled when he saw his number flash on the substitution board during England's match against Murat Yakin’s men.
The 21-year-old looked to reject the decision of Southgate after the fourth official displayed his number 10 and the referee instructed him to leave the pitch. The former Borussia Dortmund star gestured at the bench and the board was amended, with his number taken off.
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However, it wasn’t his ‘aura’ changing Southgate’s mind, as some have claimed, as it was revealed that the fourth official had indeed made a mistake, putting the wrong numbers on the board.
Instead, Kobbie Mainoo, Ezri Konsa, and Kieran Trippier were the players meant to come off in exchange for Premier League stars Eberechi Eze, Cole Palmer, and Luke Shaw.
Switzerland had just taken the lead through Embolo when Bellingham insisted that there was a mistake.
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England managed to secure a place in the Euro 2024 semi-final (Image credit: Getty Images)
The nation was only up for a brief period following a goal from Breel Embolo before England drew level thanks to a long-range effort from Bukayo Saka, who beat Yann Sommer with a strike to the far post.
The game went into extra-time with Switzerland knocking on the door, but that finished level too, so the tie went to penalties. Cole Palmer, Bellingham, Saka, Ivan Toney all netted with Manuel Akanji's shot being saved by Jordon Pickford. England won the game 5-3 on penalties when Trent Alexander-Arnold lashed home.
Jacque Talbot is a freelance football journalist who predominantly specialises in transfer stories and exclusives. He began his career in 2016 covering the world-renowned Sandbach United, of North West Counties fame, before earning a spot on the sports desks of national papers, where he bounced between several outlets such as Sportbible, the Express, Mirror, and Daily Star. An NCTJ graduate of the News Associates who swapped investigative journalism in the Costa del Sol for football reporting in Northern England, he first wrote for FourFourTwo in December 2023.
