Not since the Gallagher brothers have siblings made England feel quite so patriotic. With matching smiles, haircuts – and now England uniforms – Jude and his younger brother Jobe Bellingham are garnering attention from fans after Thomas Tuchel called up the younger sibling to join the senior squad as the Nations League continues.
“To have that chance of an opportunity to represent England with my brother, it’s really hard to put into words,” the 21-year-old said on the FA’s England app. “I don’t have the words, really. I think it’s only emotion that could describe it, and, hopefully, if that time does come, you’ll see a lot of emotion from people, and definitely from my family,” he added.
Both brothers were raised in the West Midlands by their dad Mark, a former police officer and prolific non-league footballer, and their Mum, Denise, who helps to manage finances and logistics in both brothers’ sporting careers. “Before being great parents, they’re great people,” Jude told The Guardian in 2020. “I’ve grown up around them and seen the way they interact with other people,
