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Mentality monster Bellingham sees England top the group
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Micah Richards Arrives — and Bellingham Summed Up
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Micah Richards makes his characteristically boisterous entrance and is immediately asked about Bellingham. His answer is comprehensive: Bellingham's career trajectory — from Birmingham City teenager to Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid to Champions League winner — speaks for itself. He lives for big occasions. Richards says he is a big fan of Morgan Rodgers too, and thought the pair could potentially play together, but the idea that Bellingham should not start for England was one he could never understand. Every aspect of his game — pressing, creating, driving, scoring — is elite. He describes Bellingham's performance as 'sensational in a difficult fixture.'
Harry Kane became England's all-time leading scorer at the World Cup, ending Gary Lineker's 40-year reign. Lineker responded with characteristic wit, saying he had been holding the record so long he was 'getting bored of it' — but his warmth for Kane was entirely genuine.
