DORTMUND, Germany (AP) – Jobe Bellingham has been suspended for Borussia Dortmund’s next two Bundesliga games after being sent off against Freiburg.
The English midfielder, who is the younger brother of Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham, was sent off in the 53rd minute of Sunday’s game against Dortmund for a foul on Philippe Trou.
Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Korbel gave the ball away, otherwise Treu would have scored. Bellingham’s team was leading 1-0 at the time, but the game ended in a close contest. 1-1 draw.
The German Football Federation announced on Monday that the sports court had ruled that the incident was “unsporting conduct”.
His suspension means the 20-year-old Bellingham will miss a Bundesliga game for the first time. signed Following in the footsteps of his older brother Jude, he came from Sunderland in June.
The player will miss Friday’s game against Borussia Monchengladbach and the visit to Eintracht Frankfurt on January 9.
suspension continues up down start Bellingham played at the club where his older brother developed into one of the world’s top midfielders.
Jobe made his debut for Dortmund at the Club World Cup at the end of last season, scoring in his second game. However, he is yet to score again for the club and has only started 10 of his 23 appearances in all competitions this season.
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