A forensic lip reader has’revealed’ what Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham said to referee Jose Luis Munuera Montero prior to being sent off in their La Liga match against Osasuna. Bellingham was ejected from the game.
In the 38th minute of Saturday’s game, Montero showed a straight red card to Bellingham for what appeared to be dissent. Bellingham was confused by this display of discipline.
Real Madrid had a one-goal lead at the time thanks to Kylian Mbappe, but Los Blancos were able to walk away from the Estadio El Sadar with a point after Ante Budimir converted a penalty kick. This was the case despite the fact that Real Madrid experienced a 10-man advantage.
Following the blowing of the final whistle, Carlo Ancelotti, the manager of Madrid, provided an explanation for why Bellingham was dismissed from the game. He suggested that there was a misunderstanding between the player and the referee.
As reported by Fabrizio Romano, Ancelotti was quoted as saying, “I believe the referee did not understand Jude Bellingham’s English communication.” It’s a very different thing to say that he said f*ck off, not f*ck you. Because I want to be on the bench the following week, I won’t go into any further detail about the referee.
As Bellingham commented on the controversial incident, he played down the notion that he was “insulting” the referee, who is 41 years old. Bellingham had previously threatened to be punished earlier this month when he swore at an official.
He made the following statement: “I never insulted the referee, and I’m glad to see that there are videos to show the reality despite the report that the referee made.” I would like to take this opportunity to apologise to my teammates for putting them in a challenging situation today.
A lip reader shares her thoughts on what Bellingham said to the referee during the match between Osasuna and Bellingham.
As per the findings of Nicola Hickling, a forensic lip reader, the England international player was dismissed from the game for a straightforward protest to the referee.
In a conversation with Jeff Bet, Hickling asserted that Bellingham had made the following statement after approaching the official: “Throw in, it’s a throw in.”
After a few moments, Jose Luis Munuera Montero proceeded to show a red card and announce, “You are terminated from the game.” The only response that the Real Madrid midfielder gave was “What” while displaying a shocked expression. “Get off,” he then said.
