Suspended sentence
Obscene gesture: Bellingham has to pay this much
England international Jude Bellingham has been fined after his controversial cheering gesture in the European Championship round of 16 against Slovakia. UEFA announced on Friday that the 21-year-old must pay 30,000 euros.
A one-match ban that was also imposed was suspended. Bellingham can therefore play in the quarter-final against Switzerland.
First an overhead kick goal, then an upset
Bellingham had saved England from elimination from the European Championship on Sunday shortly before the end with a bicycle kick to make it 1:1 in extra time.
The midfielder had been accused of making an obscene gesture towards his opponent's bench by grabbing his crotch.
The European Football Union (UEFA) initiated disciplinary proceedings as a result. Bellingham spoke of an "insider" to friends in the stadium.
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