Overview

• After the 3:3 at St. Pauli, security allowed Jobe Bellingham’s parents into the corridor by the BVB dressing room, where Mark Bellingham had a heated exchange with sporting director Sebastian Kehl.
• Kehl publicly reiterated that the players’ area is reserved for players, coaches and officials, stating such access for family or agents will not be permitted again.
• According to multiple reports, Kehl phoned Mark Bellingham the next day to make the restriction explicit, and the father accepted the rebuke and pledged to avoid repeats.
• Club executive Lars Ricken said the situation is clarified and that Dortmund will enforce stricter controls so similar incidents are not repeated.
• TV analyst Markus Babbel condemned the father’s conduct, as the debate grew around parental intervention during Jobe Bellingham’s halftime substitution on his Bundesliga debut following a €30 million move from Sunderland.