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Jude Bellingham left in stitches after comment from Gianfranco Zola in brilliant post-match interview

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Updated 10:38 18 Oct 2023 GMT+1Published 09:21 18 Oct 2023 GMT+1

Jude Bellingham left in stitches after comment from Gianfranco Zola in brilliant post-match interview

The Real Madrid midfielder could hardly contain himself.

Joe Adams

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Jude Bellingham could hardly contain himself during his post-match interview after England's 3-1 European qualifying victory over Italy.

The 20-year-old sensation took centre stage once again at Wembley on Tuesday, as he put on a dazzling display in midfield.

It didn't take long for Bellingham to work his magic, as he went down under the challenge of Giovanni Di Lorenzo in the 18-yard box, gifting Harry Kane the opportunity from the penalty spot - a chance which he did not pass up.

The Real Madrid star was then influential for Marcus Rashford's second-half goal as he flicked the ball over the defender's head before setting up his teammate to double the Three Lions' advantage.

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Upon leaving the pitch, Bellingham was given a standing ovation for his performance, and he was equally impressive during his post-match interview.

Bellingham was chatting to Channel 4 presenter Jules Breach and former England stars Jill Scott and Joe Cole.

However, it was Gianfranco Zola who really made an impression on the youngster, after the former West Ham manager made a hilarious and rather unusual confession.

The 57-year-old was left in awe of Bellingham's maturity both on and off the pitch, and explained that his life was a bit different at 20 years of age.



"I have to say it makes me laugh, because at 20 years old I was still drinking milk from my mum," Zola exclaimed, leading to an eruption of laughter from the entire punditry team.

"At 20?" Bellingham replied, before Zola realised some may take his admission too literally, butting in: "No, I mean..."

This sparked further laughter, with the Italian unable to finish his sentence before Bellingham dug Zola out of his hole, joking: "Not directly!"

It was difficult to steer the interview back on track after that, but although Zola's comments appeared initially strange, there is no doubt that Bellingham is both playing and behaving well beyond his years.

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Topics: Jude Bellingham, England, Football, Italy

Joe Adams
Joe Adams

Joe is a Journalist for SPORTbible with a primary focus on football. He has previously covered a number of other sports including boxing, rugby and F1. Wishes he was born left-footed.

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