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Revealed: What Jude Bellingham plans to tell UEFA investigation about lewd gesture as England star seeks to avoid Euro 2024 ban

Bellingham scored a stunning overhead kick to take England's last-16 Euro 2024 tie with Slovakia into extra-time - a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/england-player-ratings-vs-slovakia-euro-2024-harry-kane-jude-bellingham/blt5758e4f3fd751b7a" target="_blank">game they eventually won 2-1</a>. In his celebration, the 21-year-old appeared to make a lewd gesture towards Slovakia's bench, but the Real Madrid star said it was an "inside joke" directed at his friends attending the match. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/jude-bellingham-could-still-face-ban-gesture-slovakia-uefa-investigation/blt4dc36a4e889abcd7#csfca3dd11f14257ba" target="_blank">UEFA decided to pursue this matter further,</a> with the governing body looking into whether Bellingham violated the rules of "decent conduct". Now, <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/07/02/jude-bellingham-crotch-grab-slovakia-euro-2024-uefa/" target="_blank">The Telegraph</a> states the Three Lions ace will not deviate from his stance when questioned by UEFA.

WHAT HAPPENED?

After the match, Bellingham tweeted: "🥱❌- An inside joke gesture towards some close friends who were at the game. Nothing but respect for how that Slovakia team played tonight (Sunday).🤝🏽"<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">🥱❌- An inside joke gesture towards some close friends who were at the game. Nothing but respect for how that Slovakia team played tonight.🤝🏽 <a href="https://t.co/H8sETMkPoi">https://t.co/H8sETMkPoi</a>— Jude Bellingham (@BellinghamJude) <a href="https://twitter.com/BellinghamJude/status/1807510273500025212?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT JUDE BELLINGHAM SAID

Crucially for England, the report adds Bellingham is 'not expected' to receive a suspension - if indeed he is punished at all. Slovakia have reportedly not complained to UEFA about the gesture and have not commented on the matter. That means the ex-Borussia Dortmund player may be free to play against Switzerland in England's quarter-final Euro 2024 tie on Saturday.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Bellingham's England side take on Switzerland at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Dusseldorf on Saturday evening. The <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/italy-player-ratings-vs-switzerland-euro-2024-chiesa-barella-spalletti/blt1fb9a3326d76ae36" target="_blank">Swiss eased past Italy in a 2-0 victory</a> at the weekend to reach the last eight of the competition.

WHAT NEXT?

Revealed: What Jude Bellingham plans to tell UEFA investigation about lewd gesture as England star seeks to avoid Euro 2024 ban | Goal.com Australia

England&apos;s Jude Bellingham reportedly plans to stick by his claim that his Slovakia goal celebration was an in-joke when UEFA quiz him on the matter.