England's Jude Bellingham Handed Suspended Sentence For Crotch-grab Celebration

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englands jude bellingham handed suspended sentence for crotchgrab celebration

Jude Bellingham is available for England's Euro 2024 quarter-final with Switzerland after he was given on Friday a suspended one-game ban for his controversial celebration after scoring against Slovakia in the previous round.

In a statement, European football's governing body UEFA said that Bellingham would be fined 30,000 euros ($32,477) and suspended 'for a total of one UEFA competition match for which he would be otherwise eligible for violating the basic rules of decent conduct.

'Said suspension is not immediately enforced and is subject to a probationary period of one (1) year, starting from the date of the present decision,' UEFA added.

Bellingham was filmed mimicking a crotch grab while apparently looking towards Slovakia's bench after his spectacular stoppage-time equaliser which kept England in the tournament.

Relief for England

Bellingham will almost certainly start for England in Duesseldorf on Saturday evening after his reprieve from UEFA's Ethics and Disciplinary body.