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Tom Brady left mind-blown by Jude Bellingham's England heroics as NFL legend posts astonished reaction to Birmingham academy graduate's gravity-defying Euro 2024 goal vs Slovakia

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<p>Brady is now an <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/revealed-nfl-legend-tom-brady-no-voting-rights-birmingham-details-investment-blues-emerge/blte18724e15111cda8" target="_blank">investor and member of the board at St Andrew’s</a>, with those in the West Midlands still <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/video-nfl-legend-birmingham-investor-tom-brady-real-madrid-dressing-room-celebrations-jude-bellingham-barcelona-el-clasico/bltf968651149eab1e3" target="_blank">rightly proud of everything that one of their own is achieving</a>. On the back of La Liga and Champions League triumphs with Real Madrid in 2023-24, Bellingham is <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/clutch-jude-bellingham-england-fans-frenzy-stunning-last-gasp-bicycle-kick-worst-stinkers-euro-2024-comeback/bltcce8c16c408240c7" target="_blank">now starring on the international stage</a>.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>He netted England’s first goal of that tournament, and <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/gareth-southgate-saved-winners-losers-jude-bellingham-england-euro-2024-slovakia/bltb92b0f396dabd039" target="_blank">continues to be a talismanic figure for the Three Lions</a> despite the odd question being asked of his contribution to the cause at the end of a what has been a gruelling campaign – with the 21-year-old still <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/jude-bellingham-injury-fear-why-real-madrid-star-three-months-out-england-ballon-d-or-contender-euro-2024/blt299f148b93abece9" target="_blank">nursing a shoulder problem that may require surgery</a>.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Bellingham dug England out of a serious hole in their last-16 showdown with Slovakia, as they trailed that contest heading towards the sixth minute of stoppage-time. There was to be a dramatic twist in the tale, with <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/jude-bellingham-most-clutch-moments-clasico-winners-england-equalisers/bltd87602b9d7279e97" target="_blank">Bellingham scoring a sublime overhead kick</a> that left American football legend Brady stunned.</p><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jude 🤯🤯🤯🤯 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EURO2024</a></p>— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomBrady/status/1807473209089896851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2024</a></blockquote>
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DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Having forced extra-time, England went on to claim a 2-1 win courtesy of a header from Harry Kane. They are now preparing for a quarter-final clash with Switzerland and will once again be looking to Bellingham – who has seen his <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/no-one-laughing-now-former-jude-bellingham-team-mate-reacts-dramatic-retirement-no-22-birmingham-snubbing-sir-alex-ferguson-eric-cantona-man-utd/blt1096ce676b4724ff" target="_blank">old No.22 shirt retired at Birmingham</a> – for inspiration.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Tom Brady left mind-blown by Jude Bellingham's England heroics as NFL legend posts astonished reaction to Birmingham academy graduate's gravity-defying Euro 2024 goal vs Slovakia | Goal.com

Tom Brady saw his mind blown by Jude Bellingham’s Euro 2024 heroics, with the NFL icon reacting to the ex-Birmingham star’s stunning goal for England.

Tom Brady left mind-blown by Jude Bellingham&apos;s England heroics as NFL legend posts astonished reaction to Birmingham academy graduate&apos;s gravity-defying Euro 2024 goal vs Slovakia