The Stourbridge-born midfielder would have missed the next match had he picked up a yellow card against NorwayJude Bellingham in action during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarter Final match between Norway and EnglandJude Bellingham has revealed he avoided a World Cup semi-final suspension thanks to his mum.Bellingham, from Stourbridge, was the star of the show as his two goals took England into their fourth semi-final.But it was his mum’s advice which helped him walk his suspension tightrope in the Three Lions’ quarter-final win over Norway.Bellingham would have missed the next match against Argentina had he picked up a yellow card against Norway but he avoided a booking thanks to a few wise words from his mum Denise.READ MORE: The disturbing digital trail left by racist monster who raped Sikh woman he thought was MuslimHe said: “My mum’s been telling me all week to watch my language, watch my tackles, watch my face, watch my emotions.”So, I think she drilled it into me all week about being careful of that yellow card.”And to be honest, when you play the right way, and credit to the referee [Clement Turpin], he was class, he still let you communicate in a respectful way.”A lot of referees don’t let you do that. So I think when I get the balance right, and there’s a referee who’s willing to listen, it makes it a lot easier.”And in the end, it was just a really well competed game of football, and luckily I got through it.”READ MORE: Secret to getting the best of BirminghamLive’s storiesThe Real Madrid midfielder has hope going into the semi-final.He said: “The game was split into loads of different kind of facets.”You know, some of it’s technical, tactical, and for me, the biggest one is psychological and how you can manage setbacks, how you can manage adversity.”And this team showed yet again that they can do it, and that’s a really valuable skill and trait to have going into the stage of the tournament.”Don’t miss the biggest and breaking stories by signing up to the BirminghamLive newsletter here.
Jude Bellingham says he avoided semi-final suspension thanks to mum Denise
