JUDE BELLINGHAM'S EURO 2024 FATE CONFIRMED - AS UEFA COME DOWN HARD ON ENGLAND

England superstar Jude Bellingham is free to play in tomorrow's quarter-final game against Switzerland after being handed a one-match suspended ban and a fine.

The striker was being investigated for a crotch-grabbing gesture he made during the team's win over Slovakia on Sunday afternoon - which he insisted was a joke for pals, not a insult to the opponent's bench.

While he will be allowed to play, Euros organisers Uefa - the Union of European Football Associations - have come down hard on both England and Jade, 21, over the matter.

He will serve a one-match ban suspended for a year and has personally been fined 30,000 Euros (£25,400). England's FA have also been hit with a financial penalty.

Bellingham, who has made similar gestures while playing for his club Real Madrid, insisted that it was "an inside-joke gesture towards some close friends who were at the game".

He added following the celebration, which came after he scored the equaliser which kept England's Euro 2024 hopes alive, that he had "nothing but respect for how Slovakia played".

The FA is also being fined €10,000, (£8,500) for "crowd disturbances" during the same game, and €1,000 (£850) for the lighting of fireworks by England fans.

The team will take on Switzerland on Saturday at 5pm UK time. The squad is not thought to have any injury doubts, with all 26 of Gareth Southgate's players in training on Friday morning.

2024-07-05T11:04:47Z dg43tfdfdgfd