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Bellingham: Joining Real Madrid has made me a better player

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Jude Bellingham celebrates after scoring for Real Madrid. [Real Madrid]

After producing a man-of-the-match performance to help England qualify for the UEFA Euro 2024 finals on Tuesday, Jude Bellingham said one of the reasons he is currently on the top of his game is his summer move to Spanish giants Real Madrid.

Bellingham won the penalty that helped Harry Kane pull England draw level with Italy in their qualifying game at Wembley before setting up Marcus Rashford for the second goal of the night, and Kane rounded off the 3-1 win with an individual goal.

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