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.

Real Madrid superstar Jude Bellingham has opened up on how close he came to joining Liverpool before his move to Los Blancos.The two teams will face off at Anfield in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday in a repeat of the 2018 and 2022 finals.

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,

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

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.

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.