In the premiere of “The EC journey with Johan Kücükaslan” SVT is on site in the English national team player Jude Bellingham’s hometown of Birmingham.
Bellingham also began his career at Birmingham City. When the club sold him to Borussia Dortmund as a 17-year-old, they also chose to retire his shirt number, something that created big headlines in England.
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– It was very unusual considering that he only managed to play 44 games for the club. The club was mocked at the time, and it was one of our most read articles that year. But given the way his career turned out after that, they don’t laugh at Birmingham anymore, says Alex Dicken, journalist at the Birmingham Mail.
Bellingham loved by the fans
Even among the fans, Jude Bellingham is loved, with several murals of him adorning the streets around the arena.
– It was unfair that we were mocked. He is not like other players from here. He is unique and showed what you can do and gave hope to others to become something great. He will always be one of us, says support Amy.
See the entire episode of the “EC trip with Johan Kücükaslan” in SVT Play.
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Former teammate Lukas Jutkiewicz on Jude Bellingham: “Come here in your school uniform.” See more in the clip. Photo: Marcus Östling/SVT