Footballer Jude Bellingham has explained his “iconic” celebration with teammate Jordan Henderson.
The two midfielders shared an intimate celebration after scoring England’s first goal against Senegal at the Qatar World Cup.
Henderson netted the goal with an assist from Bellingham, who explained the celebration where the two leaned on each other’s foreheads and stared into their eyes.
“That was completely off the cuff,” he explained. “We’ve never even spoke about if I was to get an assist for him or whatever. Obviously we’re spending a lot of time with each other at the minute… I think it’s turned into something that’s a little bit iconic.”
Fans seemed to agree, with several users on Twitter lauding the celebration and the goal that preceded it.
One wrote: “What a goal. What a pass. What a celebration.”
“Apparently Jordan Henderson has been looking out for Judge Bellingham in the camp,” another user wrote. “Their celebration was adorable!”
Bellingham explained that, in the moment, the two knew they had to commit to the celebration.
“To be honest, he got so close and I was thinking, ‘right, is this what we’re going to do, we have to commit, don’t we?’ So I went and he went really hard, you know, proper hard. And that’s why my back is arched like that because I’m thinking, ‘he’s proper hard here and he’s proper close,’” Bellingham continued. “So I just had to turn the core on a bit, lean forward and get into a bit more of [a] comfortable position.”
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