Should Bellingham’s goal have gone up on the scoreboard?

Jude Bellingham

scored a great goal into the net Slovakia in the 1/8 final match European Cup that England were playing in Gelsenkirchen. At the start of the frantic comeback, it was assumed that Harry Kane’s 2-1 climax would soon be reached. The Real Madrid midfielder scored a goal and sent one of the favourite teams into the quarter-finals.

There’s no going back. But should Jude’s goal have gone up on the scoreboard? There’s a video floating around online showing it could well have been disallowed. The reason? City defender Kyle Walker clearly stepped out on the line during the throw-in before the Real Madrid player’s goal. It’s a more common offence than you might think.

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Many internet users have already expressed their disbelief that the infringement went unnoticed. “Kyle Walker crossed the line: if I were Slovakian I would be furious,” says one. “Did the rules change after the throw-in? In my day we had to stay BEHIND the touchline,” says another. “Does the goal count? Where is VAR?” asks a third. Of course, as always, there was another sector that took the protests as a joke.