Jude Bellingham opened up about the backlash he received after England failed to get over the line at Euro 2024.

Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham says he was made a scapegoat after England came up short in its bid to win this year’s European Championship.

Jude Bellingham believes he was ‘mistreated’ during England’s Euro 2024 campaign in the summer and claims the media ‘crossed the line of respect’. ‘I’ve got to be honest, I lost my smile a lot playing for England after the Euros as I felt I was a little mistreated in comparison to what I contributed,’ Bellingham said.

Jude Bellingham claims he was made a scapegoat for England’s Euro 2024 failure and that “the world was crumbling” in on him in the aftermath of the final defeat by Spain.

Jude Bellingham says he did not enjoy playing for England after the 2024 European Championship having felt “like the scapegoat” at the tournament. The 21-year-old midfielder said his enjoyment returned during former interim head coach Lee Carsley’s final camp in charge,

Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham says he has got his smile back after "feeling a bit like the scapegoat" for England's failure to win Euro 2024.

Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham felt like a "scapegoat" after Euro 2024 but said he has his smile back now ahead of the Champions League clash with Liverpool on Wednesday.The midfielder wrote on Instagram earlier in November that he was smiling again after recent Nations League matches with the Three Lions and his unhappiness was not because of his difficult start to the season with Madrid.