
Jobe Bellingham showed off his incredible, unrivalled football knowledge by naming every single Ballon d'Or winner for the past 26 years ahead of his potential England debut.
Bellingham, younger brother of Real Madrid star Jude, received his maiden call up to the England senior squad after a fine run of form for Borussia Dortmund.
The former Sunderland midfielder could be handed his debut by Thomas Tuchel in the UEFA Nations League clash with Spain.
The younger Bellingham has shown incredible abilities on the pitch but almost as impressive is his encyclopedia football knowledge.
Jobe Bellingham's football knowledge is unbeatable as his names every Ballon d'Or winner
In a video posted on England's Instagram, the 21-year-old asked about to name Ballon d'Or winners in order - starting with his new teammate Harry Kane after his deserved triumph.
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Bellingham rattled through naming the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema and correctly pointed out there was no 2020 award.
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He got Luka Modric for 2018 and was able to name all the correct years for Messi and Ronaldo's victories - before naming Kaka and Fabio Cannavaro to go all the way down to 2006.
Bellingham was calm as ever, never requiring any clues or direction for an answer.
If that wasn't enough, Bellingham told the production crew that he thought he "could go further" and so he was tested again.
Bellingham was tasked with naming all the Ballon d'Or winners between 2005 and 2000 - the majority of which were before he was even born.
But he again passed with flying colours, naming Ronaldinho, Andriy Shevchenko, Pavel Nedved, Ronaldo Nazario, Michael Owen and Luis Figo.
The producer called the feat "unreal" and "unbelievable" telling Jobe, "I've got to shake your hand for that".
The post, captioned, "Jobe’s ball knowledge", went viral with more than 400,000 likes and had fans left stunned by how Bellingham didn't even skip a beat in the quiz challenge.
Jobe Bellingham showed off football knowledge by naming every Champions League winner
The midfielder is clearly a student of the game and this is not the first time he has wowed fans with his knowledge.
In a video for the Bundesliga channels, he was asked to name all Champions League and European Cup winners in a carbon copy challenge.
Again, he passed with flying colours but rattling through the likes of Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Porto, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Marseille, Red Star Belgrade and many more while getting the perfect placement every time.
Bellingham was able to go all the way down from 2026 and was able to go all the way back to 1987.
He made a mistake in mixing up the victories of Steaua Bucharest and Porto but was otherwise flawless, going all the way back to 1955 in a truly remarkable feat.
Jobe described his talent as "crazy but so useless".
Topics: England, Ballon d'Or



