Jude Bellingham hits out at English media for hounding family during Euros

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham believes he was made a scapegoat for England’s Euro 2024 shortcomings. Asked about why he had found things so difficult he said: “I’ve got to be honest, I think I lost my smile a lot after the Euros when it came to playing for England because I felt like I was a little bit mistreated in comparison to what I contributed. open image in gallery Jude Bellingham was smiling again as Real Madrid prepared to face Liverpool “In general, I haven’t lost my smile in the Madrid shirt. “Maybe I should have communicated that before so people understood my situation but that was a little bit more personal and that’s why I decided to keep my mouth shut.” After a slow start to the season Bellingham has begun to find his form, scoring his first Madrid goals of the campaign in back-to-back league matches before arriving back in England.