The first thing that Jude Bellingham did was write it all down. He described the anticipation he felt upon arrival at St George’s Park, the thrill of seeing an England strip laid out neatly for him and the sense of euphoria that accompanied his debut. The 13-year-old Birmingham City academy player signed off his “Diary of an England Schoolboy Footballer” — written for Priory School, in Edgbaston, four years ago — by making a simple wish after playing back-to-back games against Turkey: “Hopefully these games are the first and second of many.”SponsoredSet against that time frame, the inclusion of Bellingham in Gareth Southgate’s 26-man squad for the European Championship finals suggests that the midfielder, who moved from St Andrew’s to Borussia Dortmund last year,

Source: The Times June 04, 2021 16:03 UTC