US EditionBellingham's Parents Banned From Dortmund Dressing Room
Mark Bellingham confronted Borussia Dortmund's sporting director over his son Jobe's halftime substitution and the team's late collapse, prompting a ban on family access to the dressing room.
- Following an incident involving Mark Bellingham after Jobe Bellingham’s Bundesliga debut at St Pauli, Borussia Dortmund decided to prohibit all relatives of players from entering the team’s locker room.
- The ban followed Mark Bellingham's emotional confrontation with sporting director Sebastian Kehl about Jobe's halftime substitution during a 3-3 draw where Dortmund had led 3-1 before conceding two late goals.
- Mark and Denise Bellingham, granted access at the Millerntor-Stadion, waited in the tunnel after the match to express frustration about the substitution and team performance to Dortmund officials.
- Managing director Lars Ricken stated that from now on only players, coaches, and officials will have locker room access, reaffirming the policy to exclude families and agents despite the club’s trust built with the Bellingham family.
- Sebastian Kehl expressed disappointment with the match result and assured that incidents involving intrusion into restricted areas "won't happen again," while Dortmund focuses on regaining momentum after this setback.
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Bellingham's parents banned from Dortmund dressing room
Borussia Dortmund have banned all family members from their dressing room, following an incident that involved Jobe Bellingham’s father, Mark, on Saturday. Despite leading St Pauli 3-1 in the 85th minute, Dortmund squandered their advantage to draw 3-3 in their Bundesliga opener. The tension around that result was heightened by Mark and his wife Denise, who were left angry after Jobe was taken off at half-time on his debut. The couple waited in …
Borussia Dortmund led 3-1 in the last round of the German championship against St. Pauli in the 85th minute, but in the end they had to settle for just a point (3-3). More than the Dortmund team's big slip-up, the media is echoing the inappropriate behavior of the father of Job Bellingham, who made his debut among the German elite.
After replacing his son at half-time Saturday against Sankt Pauli (3-3), Mark Bellingham went down to the BVB locker room, while the area is forbidden to families, to ask for explanations.
Mark Bellingham, visibly angry, argued with the sports director after the match with St. Pauli
Jobe Bellingham's father banned from Borussia Dortmund dressing room area after furious row
Mark Bellingham, father of Jobe and Jude Bellingham, found himself at the centre of post-match controversy after confronting Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl in the tunnel following their 3-3 draw with St Pauli
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