Jude Bellingham admits that David Beckham left him feeling “uglier”, but the Real Madrid ace is happy to have ignored “don’t meet your heroes” advice.
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Three Lions star now a star at the BernabeuEx-England captain treaded the same pathBellingham is the cover star for EAFC 25Follow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Current England star Bellingham followed in the footsteps of ex-Three Lions captain Beckham when making his own move to Santiago Bernabeu in 2023. The 21-year-old has been a revelation in Spain, scoring 23 goals in his debut campaign while claiming La Liga and Champions League titles.
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Those exploits have earned praise from Beckham, who has mimicked Bellingham’s famous celebration on social media, while also securing the honour of becoming a cover star for EAFC 25. As part of the promotional campaign for that game, Bellingham linked up with Beckham – who boasts his own ‘Icon’ card.
WHAT BELLINGHAM SAID
Speaking on his , Bellingham has said of rubbing shoulders with Becks: “It's an honour really you know. There's always that thing about don't meet your heroes and he's [Beckham's] one that I've met and I've actually thought 'He's amazing and he seems like a really down to earth guy' regardless of how famous he is and what he's achieved in his career and in his life. He makes me look a little bit uglier, but you can learn to deal with that if it's on the cover of video games.”
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Bellingham added on becoming the face of EA Sports’ latest release in their FC franchise: “I've played every single EA since I was six, seven. Some of your best memories are sitting around a tiny little telly with a couple of controllers on their last legs because they've been bashed around the room, having games with players you never think you'd play against – you never think you'd meet. And then all of a sudden, I'm on the cover and I'm meeting and playing amongst these players. It's really surreal and I'm really grateful that I've been given a chance to do it.”