Jude Bellingham leading contender for major 2024 sports award
Black Country footballer Jude Bellingham has been announced a the top contender for a major sports award.
The 21 year-old from Stourbridge amazed the country with his incredible goal in last night’s Euro 2024 game between England v Slovakia.
The Three Lions were on the brink of a tournament exit when a stunning bicycle kick from the Real Madrid midfielder sent the game into extra time before Harry Kane’s winner teed up a quarter-final clash with Switzerland on Saturday.
Now Bellingham, a former midfielder for Birmingham City, has been named the leading contender at 2/1 with BoyleSports for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.
Lawrence Lyons, spokesperson for BoyleSports, said: “Jude Bellingham already has a Champions League medal tucked away this year so if England go all the way in Germany, we expect he’ll be at the front of the queue for some big accolades.”
