On July 1, Beijing time, a number of foreign media reported that UEFA officially determined that Bellingham's indecent celebration against Slovakia was suspected of violating disciplinary guidelines and would launch an investigation. The British media "The Sun" even said that Bellingham is likely to be suspended, and he may miss the quarter-finals against Switzerland.
England met Slovakia in the quarterfinals. For most of the time, England were the side behind on the pitch. It wasn't until the 95th minute that Bellingham scored with a barb from inside the box to help England equalise and drag the game into extra-time, eventually eliminating the opponent 2-1 to advance to the last eight.
After the game, several videos of Bellingham celebrating after the equaliser circulated on social media. One of them was that Bellingham was photographed making an indecent gesture of "crotch-pulling" towards the Slovak bench. Hours after the video went viral, Bellingham also saw the video.
The England star explained: "It was just an internal joke between me and my friends who were watching the game. I have a lot of respect for the performance of the Slovak team. ”
Just today, The Sun reported that UEFA was not considering a penalty for Bellingham because there was no mention of Bellingham's indecent celebrations in the match report. But the matter soon reversed, with UEFA announcing a change of stance in an emailed statement.
A UEFA spokesperson said: "The UEFA Ethics and Discipline Inspector will conduct a disciplinary investigation into the alleged breaches of the basic code of conduct by English FA player Jude Bellingham in this game. Information on this matter will be announced in due course. ”
The Sun wrote in the report: The appearance of this email means that Bellingham will be banned until the results of the investigation are in. At the same time, The Sun also raised its own doubts, writing that most of the players in similar celebrations in the past were only fined, not banned. Cristiano Ronaldo made a similar move in the Champions League, but was only fined 20,000 euros. Argentina goalkeeper Martin had made a similar celebration at the World Cup ceremony, and FIFA did not punish Martin.