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- Bellingham berated a linesman yet again after he disagreed with his throw in call
- Alonso’s Madrid drew 1-1 to Saudi side Al-Hilal in their Club World Cup opener
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Jude Bellingham rudely barked and swore at an official yet again in Real Madrid’s Club World Cup opener against Al-Hilal.
The 21-year-old shouted an offensive term at the linesman amid increased focus on his sometimes brash behaviour after England boss Thomas Tuchel admitted his mother finds his on-field demeanour ‘repulsive’.
The midfielder berated the linesman after Joao Cancelo kicked the ball against him and out for a throw for the Saudi Pro League side.
But the England star was adamant that it took another nick off the former Manchester City defender, leading him to shout ‘our ball, our ball, f*** off’ at the linesman.
Bellingham admonished the offical during a hard-fought draw with Ai-Hilal in Madrid’s Club World Cup match at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
Real have won the Club World Cup on six occasions, mostly recently in 2022, and Gonzalo Garcia struck first after 34 minutes to give the Spanish giants the lead.
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But Los Blancos, who won the competition three years in a row from 2016 to 2018, were pegged back when former Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves struck in an equalising penalty late in the first half.
Federico Valverde then missed a stoppage-time penalty, given after a VAR review, to prevent Madrid claiming a win on Trent Alexander-Arnold’s debut and Xabi Alonso’s first game in charge.
Bellingham grew into the contest as it went on but he was unable to make the difference.
His outburst at the linesman came just eight days after he was panned for kicking a water cooler in rage following the Three Lions’ defeat by Senegal.
He chased down the fourth official and booted a water cooler on full-time at the City Ground after his late goal was disallowed.
In an extraordinary interview, Tuchel then revealed that his behaviour can intimidate team-mates because of his over-aggressive manner and have a negative impact on the team.
Bellingham’s attitude towards team-mates was also questioned at last summer’s Euros.
He was also handed a two-match suspension for swearing at a referee in a 1-1 LaLiga draw with Osasuna in February.
He was dismissed by referee Jose Luis Munuera Montero for foul and abusive language but the Englishman was adamant that he had not been abusive towards the referee, who accused the midfielder of telling him: ‘F*** you’.
Bellingham’s account was that he had said: ‘f*** off’, but that these words were aimed at himself in frustration, rather than at the match official.
The former Borussia Dortmund player was also caught swearing at the referee during Madrid’s 3-1 defeat by AC Milan in the Champions League in November.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid take on Mexican side Pachuca and Red Bull Salzburg in their next group fixtures in the US.
