Jude
Bellingham
is
free
to
play
in
England’s
Euro
2024
quarter-final
against
Switzerland
on
Saturday
after
being
given
a
one-match
suspended
ban
and
fine
for
a
gesture
he
made
in
the
last-16
win
over
Slovakia.
The
21-year-old’s
ban
is
suspended
for
a
year
and
he
has
also
been
fined
£25,400
(30,000
Euros).
The
midfielder’s
crotch-grabbing
gesture
towards
the
Slovakian
bench
after
scoring
a
late
equaliser
was
investigated
by
Uefa.
Bellingham,
who
has
made
the
gesture
while
playing
for
his
club
side
Real
Madrid,
denied
that
it
was
aimed
at
England’s
opponents.
Responding
to
the
incident
on
social
media,
Bellingham
said
it
was
“an
inside-joke
gesture
towards
some
close
friends
who
were
at
the
game”,
adding
he
had
“nothing
but
respect
for
how
Slovakia
played”.
While
Bellingham
is
available
for
Saturday’s
match,
Turkey
defender
Merih
Demiral
has
been
handed
a
two-match
ban
for
a
gesture
he
made
during
his
side’s
last-16
win
against
Austria.
Demiral,
26,
scored
both
of
Turkey’s
goals
in
the
2-1
win
and
celebrated
his
second
goal
with
a
‘wolf
salute’.
The
gesture,
which
is
banned
in
Austria
and
France,
is
associated
with
the
far-right
extremist
group
Grey
Wolves
that
is
closely
linked
with
Turkey’s
ruling
coalition
party
the
National
Movement
Party.
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