Overview
- Speaking at an event in Bristol, the 1966 World Cup winner called Mark Bellingham's complaint about Jobe's substitution "an absolute joke" and "an absolute shame."
- Reports say Mark Bellingham entered Dortmund's inner areas after the 3-3 draw at St. Pauli on 23 August to confront sporting director Sebastian Kehl about the half-time change.
- Kehl imposed a dressing-room ban and said "that will not happen again," while executive Lars Ricken later played down the incident but stressed it should not recur.
- Jobe Bellingham, signed from Sunderland for about €30 million, has mostly been used as a substitute under coach Niko Kovac with limited minutes and no recorded goal contributions in early outings.
- Mark Bellingham left a policing career to manage his sons via the Bello Ball LTD agency and was involved in contract talks for Jobe's move to Dortmund.