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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Xaymaca Awoyungbo

RARE PHOTOS: Football documentaries players own narrative but what do we actually learn | Rare Historical Photos

Jude Bellingham
Can you see the real me? Jude Bellingham is the latest footballer to produce a behind-the-scenes documentary. Photograph: Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images

Jude Bellingham is perhaps the most well-documented footballer in history. Well, at his age at least. Sky Sports, Deutsche Welle, Copa90, Borussia Dortmund and Birmingham all produced documentaries about him before his 21st birthday. It’s clear to see why. His transformation from Birmingham’s youngest ever player to a world-beating galáctico in the space of five years is remarkable.

His performances on the pitch last season, picking up the award for La Liga player of the season, winning the Champions League and scoring a perfectly timed bicycle kick at Euro 2024, prompted fans and journalists alike to ask “who writes your scripts?”. As it turns out, Bellingham Media Ltd does.

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