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ENGLAND could be forced to line up without Jude Bellingham for their Euro 2024 quarter-final against Switzerland.The midfielder is being investigated by Uefa for gestures he made after scoring against Slovakia on Sunday.Jude Bellingham could be suspended for England’s Euro 2024 clash with SwitzerlandCredit: GettyGareth Southgate would be left with a selection headache if Bellingham is bannedCredit: GettyBellingham followed his stoppage time equaliser by putting his hand under his genitals as he looked towards the touchline.The 21-year-old later explained the gesture was an inside joke with friends amid accusations he had disrespected his opponents.However, Uefa are now set to conduct an investigation into potential rule breaches, with a possible ban now looming over the Three Lions.A suspension for Bellingham would add to Gareth Southgate’s selection woes heading into Saturday’s last eight encounter.READ MORE ENGLAND NEWSEngland are already without Marc Guehi after he was shown a second yellow card of the tournament against Slovakia.Ezri Konsa is expected to come into the defence in place of Guehi, but questions remain in other areas alongside the potential absence of Bellingham.Here are three ways England could line up without the Real Madrid star.CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSStraight swapSouthgate has refrained from making widescale changes so far at Euro 2024.Most read in Euro 2024The only alterations to the starting XI have come alongside Declan Rice in midfield, with Trent Alexander-Arnold, Conor Gallagher and Kobbie Mainoo all partnering the Arsenal man.Moment dejected England fans race BACK into Euros stadium after missing Bellingham’s wondergoal & shout ‘back in we go!’England ratings: Bellingham rescues woeful Three Lions as big names, and manager, have a shockerJUDE BELLINGHAM’S majestic overhead kick deep into stoppage time saved England from a humiliating Euros exit.Gareth Southgate’s side had been utterly woeful and looked to be heading home thanks to Ivan Schranz’s clever finish.But Bellingham came to the rescue in the 96th minute, brilliantly firing into the corner after Marc Guehi had flicked on Kyle Walker’s long throw.Remarkably, it was England’s first shot on target, summing how poor they had been.But another one came soon after, as 53 seconds into extra-time, Harry Kane headed home from close range to set up a quarter-final with Switzerland.It was as close a shave as it comes, and if they play like this against the Swiss, then they will be toast.Here’s how Tom Barclay rated England’s stars… and manager Southgate.Jordan Pickford: 5Appeared to hurt his left hand when taking a big whack in the warm-up, but still played. Fired a lot of long balls and was lucky not to be lobbed by David Strelec’s 45-yard strike.Kyle Walker: 4England’s second-most experienced player had a shocker. He looked uncharacteristically slow, his touch was heavy and his crossing was nowhere near good enough. But it was his long throw that led to Bellingham’s magic.John Stones: 4Said it was time for the senior pros to step up in the build-up to the game, but there was little sign of that until Bellingham did his thing, and he is only 21. Stones fired aimless long balls, gave it away and it was his mistake that almost led to Strelec’s trying his luck from range.Marc Guehi: 5Booked early after Kieran Trippier’s underhit pass meant he had to take out the excellent David Strelec, meaning he is out of the quarter-final. Ivan Schranz bamboozled him for Slovakia’s opener but his flick-on to Bellingham brought the leveller.Kieran Trippier: 4When Jude Bellingham’s good ball found Trippier on the edge of the box early doors, on his favoured right foot, you thought, ‘Here we go’. He smashed it into Row Z.Declan Rice: 5An old-school reducer on Juraj Kucka was a fair tackle, even if it left the 37-year-old hobbling. His curling effort with ten minutes to go cracked against the post.Kobbie Mainoo: 6FIRST start at a major tournament and our only decent performer in an horrendous first half from England. Blasted a volley over but was also booked for a late tackle.Bukayo Saka: 5We all know what a fantastic player Saka is for Arsenal, and for England in games gone by, but he rarely threatened here. Did go the distance though, and in a number of positions.Jude Bellingham: 7 and STAR MANCometh the hour, cometh the man. He had underwhelmed again until the 96th minute, but who cares when you step up like that.Phil Foden: 4Thought he had levelled early in the second half but his tap-in was ruled out by VAR after he was caught being, inexplicably, offside. Just off it all night, in danger of being dropped.Harry Kane: 6Still way off his best – he was nowhere to be seen in the first half and missed a free header after the break – but got it right when it counted in extra time.SUBSTITUTIONSCole Palmer (on for Kieran Trippier, 66): 7FANS were on their feet applauding when Southgate finally made a change and brought him on. So lively and with a lovely delivery, must be in with a chance of starting against the Swiss.Eberechi Eze (on for Kobbie Mainoo, 84): 6Did enough to put off Slovak full-back Peter Pekarik from turning home at close range in extra-time. Looked like he had been hit by a train when Denis Vavro walloped into him.Ivan Toney (on for Phil Foden, 90): 7GRABBED the assist for Kane’s winner by flicking on after a free-kick – which he had won with his strength – had been cleared.Conor Gallagher (on for Harry Kane, 105): 6Southgate rolled the dice in extra-time by trying to shut the game out, taking his captain off for the Chelsea midfielder.Ezri Konsa (on for Jude Bellingham, 105): 6Ditto to Gallagher as Konsa got his first minutes of the tournament in place of the hero Bellingham, which felt a risky strategy.MANAGERGareth Southgate: 3.A lucky, lucky man. Tactically, his team were all long ball, lacked any movement, and did not conjure up a shot on target until Bellingham’s wonder strike – and that came from Walker chucking it in the mixer. Subs took ages in the 90 and then felt risky as he sought to see the game out in extra-time.Mainoo was a bright spark against Slovakia and made a strong case to keep his place.Meanwhile, doubts remain over Luke Shaw’s fitness, with Kieran Trippier likely to continue at left-back.Cole Palmer moved into Bellingham’s number 10 role during extra-time on Sunday and would provide the most direct replacement in the role.Elsewhere, Phil Foden and Bukayo Saka would continue alongside Harry Kane in attack.Cole Palmer could be handed his first start of the tournament in place of BellinghamCredit: AlamyPhil Foden will likely keep his place in the team if Bellingham is suspendedCredit: AlamyNew systemWith England stuttering for much of their last 16 clash with Slovakia, calls for a change of formation have intensified from fans and pundits.Southgate enjoyed success with a three-man defence at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and could now revert back to the approach.Kyle Walker has experience on the right-hand side of a back three, with a move allowing Alexander-Arnold to come in at wing-back.If fit, Shaw could provide a greater attacking threat to Trippier on the left.England looked far more threatening with Ivan Toney up front alongside Kane on Sunday and the Brentford man would likely get the nod if Southgate opts for a two-man attack.This would allow Foden to drop back into a central role behind the strikers in place of Bellingham.The Manchester City midfielder scored 19 Premier League goals last term, largely from his preferred number 10 position.Ivan Toney would benefit from Southgate changing formation for the quarter-finalsCredit: PALuke Shaw’s return to fitness could see him return to action on SaturdayCredit: AlamyAll changeLosing Bellingham through suspension could provide Southgate with the nudge needed to ring the changes against Switzerland.Both Anthony Gordon and Palmer have impressed when given opportunities off the bench so far in Germany.Fans have also called for the pair to replace Foden and Saka on the wings if England stick with their 4-2-3-1 formation.Foden would likely keep his place, though, moving into midfield to replace Bellingham.Elsewhere, Southgate has another option at left-back in the event Shaw is still not fit to play.READ MORE SUN STORIESJoe Gomez made 19 appearances at left-back for Liverpool last season.He also featured in the position in England’s friendly losses to Brazil and Iceland earlier this year.Anthony Gordon impressed off the bench in England’s group stage draw with SloveniaCredit: AlamyJoe Gomez has experience at left-back for both England and LiverpoolCredit: GettyThe best of England vs SlovakiaCHECK out all the best action from England’s rollercoaster Euro 2024 last-16 win over Slovakia. 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JUDE BELLINGHAM could be banned from England’s Euro 2024 quarter final against Switzerland after a stunning Uefa U-turn.Euro chiefs began this morning suggesting there was no likelihood of proceedings against England’s Slovakia saviour for his post goal gestures in Gelsenkirchen.UEFA is set to investigate Jude Bellingham’s goal celebrationCredit: GettyBellingham was seen gesturing towards the benchCredit: RexBellingham was captured by TV cameras putting his hand under his genitals in a move that signalled he has what it takes in a crisis.Accused of disrespecting his opponents, Bellingham took to social media to explain: “An inside joke towards some close friends who were at the game. Nothing but respect for how that Slovakia team played tonight.”However, a ban is now hanging over him until the outcome of the probe although in previous similar cases players have been fined rather than suspended for gestures.Shortly before lunchtime, SunSport was told that no disciplinary measures were being considered.Read More on Euro 2024It was understood that there were no mentions of the gesture in any of the match reports made by Uefa officials, with Nyon insiders hinting at no expectation of anything changing.However, in an email statement, Uefa announced an abrupt change of stance that will cause huge worries for Bellingham and the England camp. A spokesman said: “A Uefa Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector will conduct a disciplinary investigation regarding a potential violation of the basic rules of decent conduct by the English Football Association player, Jude Bellingham, having allegedly occurred in the scope of this match.“Information on this matter will be made available in due course.”Most read in Euro 2024BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSEngland ratings: Bellingham rescues woeful Three Lions as big names, and manager, have a shockerJUDE BELLINGHAM’S majestic overhead kick deep into stoppage time saved England from a humiliating Euros exit.Gareth Southgate’s side had been utterly woeful and looked to be heading home thanks to Ivan Schranz’s clever finish.But Bellingham came to the rescue in the 96th minute, brilliantly firing into the corner after Marc Guehi had flicked on Kyle Walker’s long throw.Remarkably, it was England’s first shot on target, summing how poor they had been.But another one came soon after, as 53 seconds into extra-time, Harry Kane headed home from close range to set up a quarter-final with Switzerland.It was as close a shave as it comes, and if they play like this against the Swiss, then they will be toast.Here’s how Tom Barclay rated England’s stars… and manager Southgate.Jordan Pickford: 5Appeared to hurt his left hand when taking a big whack in the warm-up, but still played. Fired a lot of long balls and was lucky not to be lobbed by David Strelec’s 45-yard strike.Kyle Walker: 4England’s second-most experienced player had a shocker. He looked uncharacteristically slow, his touch was heavy and his crossing was nowhere near good enough. But it was his long throw that led to Bellingham’s magic.John Stones: 4Said it was time for the senior pros to step up in the build-up to the game, but there was little sign of that until Bellingham did his thing, and he is only 21. Stones fired aimless long balls, gave it away and it was his mistake that almost led to Strelec’s trying his luck from range.Marc Guehi: 5Booked early after Kieran Trippier’s underhit pass meant he had to take out the excellent David Strelec, meaning he is out of the quarter-final. Ivan Schranz bamboozled him for Slovakia’s opener but his flick-on to Bellingham brought the leveller.Kieran Trippier: 4When Jude Bellingham’s good ball found Trippier on the edge of the box early doors, on his favoured right foot, you thought, ‘Here we go’. He smashed it into Row Z.Declan Rice: 5An old-school reducer on Juraj Kucka was a fair tackle, even if it left the 37-year-old hobbling. His curling effort with ten minutes to go cracked against the post.Kobbie Mainoo: 6FIRST start at a major tournament and our only decent performer in an horrendous first half from England. Blasted a volley over but was also booked for a late tackle.Bukayo Saka: 5We all know what a fantastic player Saka is for Arsenal, and for England in games gone by, but he rarely threatened here. Did go the distance though, and in a number of positions.Jude Bellingham: 7 and STAR MANCometh the hour, cometh the man. He had underwhelmed again until the 96th minute, but who cares when you step up like that.Phil Foden: 4Thought he had levelled early in the second half but his tap-in was ruled out by VAR after he was caught being, inexplicably, offside. Just off it all night, in danger of being dropped.Harry Kane: 6Still way off his best – he was nowhere to be seen in the first half and missed a free header after the break – but got it right when it counted in extra time.SUBSTITUTIONSCole Palmer (on for Kieran Trippier, 66): 7FANS were on their feet applauding when Southgate finally made a change and brought him on. So lively and with a lovely delivery, must be in with a chance of starting against the Swiss.Eberechi Eze (on for Kobbie Mainoo, 84): 6Did enough to put off Slovak full-back Peter Pekarik from turning home at close range in extra-time. Looked like he had been hit by a train when Denis Vavro walloped into him.Ivan Toney (on for Phil Foden, 90): 7GRABBED the assist for Kane’s winner by flicking on after a free-kick – which he had won with his strength – had been cleared.Conor Gallagher (on for Harry Kane, 105): 6Southgate rolled the dice in extra-time by trying to shut the game out, taking his captain off for the Chelsea midfielder.Ezri Konsa (on for Jude Bellingham, 105): 6Ditto to Gallagher as Konsa got his first minutes of the tournament in place of the hero Bellingham, which felt a risky strategy.MANAGERGareth Southgate: 3.A lucky, lucky man. Tactically, his team were all long ball, lacked any movement, and did not conjure up a shot on target until Bellingham’s wonder strike – and that came from Walker chucking it in the mixer. Subs took ages in the 90 and then felt risky as he sought to see the game out in extra-time.Gareth Southgate could be forced into some changes if Bellingham is bannedHe could decide to play Phil Foden in midfield with two strikersAlternatively, Cole Palmer could be move into midfieldBut the surprise move will destabilise England back at their Erfurt base as they begin to prepare for Saturday’s game in Dusseldorf.The FA also faces a significant fine for the behaviour of fans in the Arena AufSchalke.England have been hit by two charges – for “lack of order or discipline by supporters” and for the lighting of fireworks.Crimes and punishmentsOther players have had the book thrown at them for making crude gestures. Here’s a list of some of the most famous offenders…Dele Alli was banned for one match by Fifa and fined £3,500 for raising his middle finger in a World Cup qualifier against… SLOVAKIA… in 2017. He claimed it was just a friendly joke aimed at Kyle Walker.Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone was slapped with a £17,000 fine for improper conduct for his bizarre crotch-grabbing celebration against Juventus in a Champions League first leg tie in 2019.Then-Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo then repeated the act when he scored against Atletico in the return leg and was hit with an identical fine. He escaped a ban though.Montpellier coach Rene Girard was hit with a one-match European ban and fined £4,000 for raising his finger to opposite number Huub Stevens at the end of a 2012 Champions League clash against Schalke 04.EURO 2024 LIVE: KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ALL THE LATEST NEWS FROM GERMANY More

THIS was Kylian Mbappe’s shocked reaction after he was informed that England were trailing 1-0 to Slovakia in the closing stages.A brilliant Jude Bellingham overhead kick rescued the Three Lions – and Gareth Southgate’s job – with just 85 seconds to play.French captain Kylian Mbappe faced the media while England were playing SlovakiaCredit: GettyThe French star produced a stunned reaction when he was England were losing late onCredit: BBCHarry Kane’s header then sealed a 2-1 win in the Euro 2024 last-16 clash on Sunday.That was enough to set-up a quarter final clash with Switzerland on Saturday.However, it looked like it was going to be one of England’s greatest humiliations as the game reached added time.Right at the same time, French captain Mbappe, 25, spoke at a pre-match press conference ahead of his side’s own knockout clash with Belgium.READ MORE ON FOOTBALLThe Real Madrid bound ace finished his media duties before Bellingham’s heroics.Just as he was leaving, Mbappe asked: “Has someone got the England score?”The gathering of journalists quickly informed him that it was still 1-0 to Slovakia as he asked “how long is left?”When he was told that just minutes remained, he reacted with a shocked facial expression as he was heard saying “crazy”.Most read in Euro 2024CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSMbappe will be desperate to follow England into the last-eight by firing France to victory over Belgium.Les Bleus, like the Three Lions, are yet to impress and have not scored in open play.Kylian Mbappe reveals how he is adapting to mask as France star says it’s ‘like wearing 3D glasses’Mbappe forced Austria into an own goal in their opening victory, where he also suffered a broken nose, and then he scored from the penalty spot in the draw with Poland.The forward admitted yesterday that he thought he could be going home after realising how serious his injury was — and revealed just how much he hates playing with a mask.He said: “When I took the blow to the face I didn’t understand what was going on — I didn’t feel my nose was broken. But I saw the goalkeeper’s face and thought: ‘Something is wrong.’EURO 2024 LIVE: KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ALL THE LATEST NEWS FROM GERMANY“I thought I was going home. I looked in the mirror and thought it was a bad thing to send me home.“It was difficult, I spent two nights without sleeping.“I wasn’t able to play against ­Holland and it was very difficult to sit on the bench. I felt helpless. But I could play against Poland so I am very happy.”Mbappe has trained with five different masks — and tried on even more at the French hotel — but cannot wait to get it off.Jude Bellingham rescued England with an overhead kickCredit: EPAThe star has revealed his hatred of wearing the mask to protect his broken noseCredit: RexHe added: “It is horrible playing with a mask.“I keep changing because there is something that bothers me.“It is ­difficult to play because it limits vision, the sweat clogs up. The first few days felt like I was wearing 3D glasses — as soon as I can get it off I will but I don’t have a choice.READ MORE SUN STORIES“I hate it, it is really annoying. You have seen pictures of five masks but in the evening I’ve had different trials.“This is not an excuse for me as it is the only way I can play.” More

ENGLAND fans who walked out in disgust moments before Jude Bellingham’s last-gasp goal against Slovakia were eating their words amid ridicule last night.Hilarious footage showed them rushing back into the ground after missing Bellingham’s extraordinary equaliser against Slovakia.Fans ran back into the stadium and fumed as they missed Bellingham’s goal in GelsenkirchenCredit: Jam Press VidDejected fans were previously pictured leaving the stadium and ditching the Three LionsCredit: Jam Press VidFans rushed back into the stadium as Bellingham scored an equaliser in the England vs Slovakia game last nightCredit: Jam Press VidBellingham’s goal secured a dramatic 2-1 win that set up a quarter final with SwitzerlandCredit: RexVideo also caught the moment two other fans left earlier – saying they didn’t want to miss the tramCredit: X formerly twitter / @TJFrancisLiveThe deflated fans were seen leaving the Gelsenkirchen stadium early as they were left disappointed by the team’s performance, led by manager Gareth Southgate – but things quickly picked up at the end.England were saved from defeat in the 95th by Jude’s goal before extra time saw a Harry Kane header secure their spot in the quarter finals in the first minute of the added half an hour.Busy scenes erupted in the 36-second-long clip as several stunned men started to beam and run back into the arena.A couple of them are seen tightly clenching onto their cups as they made the exhilarating jog inside.READ MORE in Euros 2024They certainly regretted abandoning the Three Lions and were even earlier caught blasting the team on camera with an X-rated tirade as they walked off.Do you know the two men above who left early? Contact The Sun at exclusive@the-sun.co.uk or on Whatsapp at 07423 720 250.One fan – vaping as he walked briskly before Bellingham’s 95th minute overhead kick saved the day, initially described the performance as “sh**e” and added that Gareth Southgate had “gone”.It was unclear whether the middle-aged fan – walking briskly alongside a pal in an England shirt – heard the roar from the stadium as Bellingham’s kick hit the net.Most read in Euro 2024The quitters, who stopped cheering on England and left early to avoid travel hold-ups, missed the goals in one of our team’s most dramatic comebacks ever.The supporters were seen leaving Gelsenkirchen stadium early as the Three Lions trailed 1-0 in the last 16 Euro 2024 clash.But a huge roar erupted when the Real Madrid ace made it 1-1 in the 95th minute as fans missed the stunning bicycle kick in the final minutes of injury time.Later on an England fan could be heard asking: “Have we scored?”The supporters, all clutching beers – hastily dashed to get back in.One chanted: “Back in we go, back in we go.”Jude Bellingham defends controversial gesture ‘towards Slovakian bench’ after saving England’s Euro 2024 hopesAnother Three Lions supporter was caught on film leaving the stadium asking “Have England scored?”Told: “Yes, they’ve scored – an equaliser, Jude Bellingham”, the fan says: “Oh God!” and turned to reveal Bellingham’s name on the back of his England shirt.It remains unknown if they were allowed back into the stadium in for extra time but readmission is usually prohibited at football matches.And they will have paid thousands of pounds in travel, hotel and ticket charges to watch the 94 minutes of soccer dross which preceded the excellent turnaround.It sealed a dramatic 2-1 win to set up a quarter final with Switzerland next Saturday on July 6.The impressive performances from the substitutes against Slovakia in Sunday evening’s thrilling comeback could make the boss rethink the way he wants to set up against Switzerland.Toney was arguably one of England’s best performers last night, despite playing just over 30 minutes of football.The Brentford bagsman won three free-kicks and set up a goal in his short cameo.READ MORE SUN STORIESWhile he was on the pitch he shared the spotlight with captain Kane, and Southgate may look at a way of getting both stars on the field at the same time for the full 90.A back five could facilitate that as an option with England using wing-backs to provide width instead of out-and-out wingers when they play Switzerland.Bellingham looked elated as he shocked the nation with the dramatic kick so late in the gameCredit: AlamyFans going wild at Boxpark Wembley Credit: Darren FletcherA fan celebrating at Boxpark Wembley Credit: PAThousands of fans cheered on at the stands as England celebrated victoryKane celebrating with Stones and Guehi close behind Credit: AFP More