Jude Bellingham revealed one of the secrets that helped him during the World Cup: his mother’s persistent advice not to receive a yellow card that would have kept him out of the semifinal against Argentina.
The English midfielder said that she spent the whole week reminding him to control his language, his tackles and even his gestures on the pitch. “My mother told me all week to be careful about that yellow card”.
Thanks to that advice, he avoided suspension and was able to play in one of the most important matches of the tournament, in a story that shows that mothers can also make a difference from outside the pitch.