JUDE BELLINGHAM has quickly become one of the world's biggest stars and is in the running to win the Ballon d'Or. He enjoyed a sensational debut season at Real Madrid and will now be one of England ’s leading lights at Euro 2024. His family is tight-knit with many believing it’s part of the reason why Jude will go on to be one of the Three Lions' greatest players.
Jude 's character is said to have been moulded by his father - a former West Midlands Police Officer. Mark Bellingham, now a licensed Fifa agent after passing the governing body's required exams, has taken on the responsibility of guiding his son's career. Mark had a prolific non-league career playing for clubs such as Stourbridge, Leamington, Sutton Coldfield, Bromsgrove Rovers, and Halesowen Town.
According to Sportskeeda , Mark scored over 700 goals at semi-pro level in 900 games, with his 700th coming at the age of 40 for Midland League Division Two side Paget Rangers . While he played football, Mark worked for West Midlands Police as a sergeant. Talking to the FA website in 2021 Jude shared: "We talk about footballing heroes, and my dad was like my first.
"When you go and watch him play every week in non-league, you know it's not the Premier League or anything, but seeing the way he played and the atmosphere, it made me fall in love with football so he was probably my first hero" Jude continued by saying: "Growing up, he'd always give me tips on what I could do and now it gets to a certain age and it sort o.
