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Sir Geoff Hurst Condemns Mark Bellingham Over Dortmund Dressing-Room Fallout

Hurst's rebuke refocuses attention on Mark Bellingham's August dressing-room intervention that led to a club ban.

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.