Jude Bellingham sparks controversy with X-rated rant at officials following narrow Real Madrid win

Jude Bellingham sparks controversy with X-rated rant at officials following narrow Real Madrid win

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Jack Otway

By Jack Otway


Published: 23/01/2024

- 10:29

The midfielder has sparkled ever since his summer arrival from Borussia Dortmund

Jude Bellingham has sparked controversy by ranting and swearing at the officials following Real Madrid's 3-2 win over Almeria on Sunday night.

The LaLiga giants found themselves trailing 2-0 after early goals from Largie Ramazani and Edgar Gonzalez.


But Real came roaring back to claim all three points, with Bellingham playing a starring role.

The England international netted a penalty in the 57th minute before further goals from Vinicius Junior and Dani Carvajal gave Los Blancos victory.

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Jude Bellingham was caught on camera swearing at the officials as Real Madrid battled to Almeria win

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During the contest, however, Bellingham was far from happy.

He felt he should have received a free kick during the latter stages of the first half.

And when the whistle blew, the former Birmingham and Borussia Dortmund star unleashed a blistering rant at the officials.

After being told that the referee 'agreed with him', the 20-year-old fumed: "Ah, brilliant.

"I don't get a f*****g foul for you agreeing with me though.

"It's just f*****g s**t every week. F*****g hell."

Bellingham's actions can, however, be criticised given how referees are looking to clamp down on aggressive and X-rated behaviour.

It was Almeria who were to be left feeling aggrieved after the final whistle, however.

They conceded a controversial penalty, with Madrid striker Joselu heading the ball onto the arm of Kaiky Fernandes.

Despite protests from Fernandes and the rest of his team-mates, the spot-kick was given with Bellingham making no mistakes from 12 yards.

Moments after the goal from the England international, Almeria thought they'd restored their 2-0 advantage.

Sergio Arribas prodded home following a rapid counter-attack, sparking wild celebrations in the away end.

But a three-minute VAR check saw the goal scrapped, with Dion Lopy seemingly catching Bellingham in the face before the ball went into the net.

Almeria also felt Vinicius Jr's goal shouldn't have stood, too.

The referee initially ruled the strike out for handball.

However, after the incident was checked on the monitor, he reversed the decision and gave the goal instead.

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Jude Bellingham scored a penalty as Real Madrid came from behind to beat Almeria

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Almeria star Gonzalo Melero couldn't contain his anger after the whistle.

He said his side had been 'robbed', risking punishment from the Spanish FA in the process.

"We were robbed. And this has happened several times this year," said the 30-year-old, whose side sit bottom of the table.

"Today's events crossed all boundaries; it was incredible.

"There was no way to influence them to win the match. There were many interpretative decisions, such as the handball goal. It just can't be."

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Jude Bellingham celebrates with Vinicius Jr as Real Madrid beat Almeria

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Real boss Carlo Ancelotti, meanwhile, insisted all decisions made during the game were correct - despite Almeria's complaints.

“I understand Almería’s anger with the VAR decisions, but I think they were all well decided," he stated.

“I’ve seen them. I think the referee made the right decision, not VAR.

"VAR warned him and he decided. And I think he was right.”

Ancelotti also put Real's poor performance down to tiredness, admitting his players struggled to play at their usual high level due to the heavy fixture pile-up.

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