‘Maybe we are alone’: Jude Bellingham questions whether authorities ‘care’ about racist abuse directed at Black footballers
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Jude Bellingham has revealed a shocking fact about racism against minority footballers in the UK: black players are far more likely to face racial abuse on the pitch than their white counterparts.
The 35-year-old is a lifelong Liverpool fan and has often spoken out about the racism faced by black players on Merseyside.
Jude Bellingham is a lifelong Liverpool fan and he has often spoken out about the racism faced by black players on Merseyside.
Liverpool legend Liverpool have spoken out in an attempt to get Bellingham to leave the club. The 35-year-old has been labelled a racist and a “hater” of club football. The Football Association have launched an investigation into his conduct, as has FIFA.
Bellingham is also a black dad of a black child. He is a father of twins, who live in the same house as their mother.
“People think that I hate white footballers, they think that I hate their mothers and their fathers. The black and British footballers – they are not my enemies.” He told LBC.
He has also come under fire for appearing in a film about racism against Asian footballers.
He was asked to leave an event where the film was being screened and has since been branded a “paranoid racist”.
“I had been invited to come and talk about the film, but the question was whether I’d be coming to speak about racism against Asian footballers or to speak on racism against black and Chinese and Indians. I chose the first part.”
The film was made by actor and director Antoinette Robertson and she has since made it clear she did nothing to ask Bellingham to cancel his appearance at the film’s premiere. Bellingham is not a fan of the film, which he described as “a hate film”.
Bellingham is a dad of three children. He has only appeared on screen twice in the past month. He appeared
