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JUDE BELLINGHAM could have avoided his red card against Osasuna if he’d heeded the words of previous Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

England ace Bellingham was sent off yesterday as his side were held to a 1-1 draw against Osasuna.

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Jude Bellingham could have avoided his red card for Real Madrid had he listened to Cristiano Ronaldo[/caption]

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The midfielder was left gobsmacked when he was given his marching orders for what he later claimed was a “miscommunication.”

Referee Jose Munuera wrote in his report that Bellingham said “f**k you” after a decision went the other way.

Bellingham now faces a 12-match ban, which would see him miss the majority of the season’s remaining games.

But he could have avoided the sending off had he listened to advice from Portugal icon Ronaldo.

The 40-year-old spent nine years playing for Real, scoring 450 goals in 438 games while winning two titles and four Champions Leagues.

And back in 2018, the same year he left Real for Italian side Juventus, Ronaldo explained how swearing towards a referee in England was an acceptable practice — but not in Spain.

Ronaldo said: “I played in England for many years. For example. when there is a foul, the English say a lot of ‘f**’ off’ and the refs don’t say anything.

“But if you say it here, they send you out.”

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Speaking after Real’s draw with Osasuna, Bellingham insisted there was a “miscommunication” with the referee and that he meant no offence.

Bellingham said: “It’s clear that it was a mistake and there is a miscommunication. I remember the incident very well but I’ve also seen the video and the video doesn’t match the report.

“I don’t want to go too much in detail about what was said but it’s like a expression like ‘joder’.

“I hope that the footage review can show that is not the same as the report and going forward that the federation can keep it under consideration because it’s huge evidence.

“Obviously we can’t change the result but I think that going forward there will be a change.”

He continued: “There was no insult. You can see clearly in the video. I remember the incident very well. It was an expression to myself not directed towards the referee.

“But obviously there was a misunderstanding of what he believes I said to him. It wasn’t an insult at all.”

He said 'life has been tough' in poignant speech.

Marco Ebben was one of Europe’s ‘most wanted’ men for smuggling drugs from Brazil to the Netherlands.

That is until the Dutchman took his own life in October – or so authorities believed.

To escape arrest, the 32-year-old faked his own death in the Mexican cartel stronghold of Culiacan.

But it was on Thursday that his body was found in Atizapan de Zaragoza, a municipality about 15 miles from the capital Mexico City.

He is understood to have been attacked by two hitmen as he headed to his armored truck in Plaza Antigua and shot to death.

His body was riddled with at least 15 bullets and abandoned between two cars at a parking lot.

Several fake IDs were discovered among his belongings at the scene of the assassination understood to have been planned by a rival gang.

Experts confirmed Ebben’s identity, an official at the state prosecutor’s office told AFP, asking not to be named because they were not authorised to talk about the case.

European law enforcement agency Europol had listed the drug lord as one of the ‘most wanted fugitives’ on the continent.

Its website says he was sentenced in October 2020 to more than seven years in prison.

Between 2014 and 2015, Ebben and his accomplices allegedly smuggled 400 kilos of cocaine in containers filled with pineapples, according to Europol.

His father, a notorious criminal from Schiedam, was sentenced to 11 years for bribing a customs official in the same trial.

Both men had disappeared from the police radar by then, the El Diario de Mexico reported.

After fleeing to the United Arab Emirates, Russia, Italy and Turkey, Ebben reportedly joined Mexican drug gang Los Mayos, part of the infamous Cártel de Sinaloa.

Authorities have yet to issue an official confirmation of the attack and his death.

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'That's what frustrates me more than anything else.'

Comedian Marc Lottering has called for justice over the murder of openly gay imam, Muhsin Hendriks, in what is believed to be a hate crime.

Celebrated Lesedi FM host Nyakello ‘Ba2cada’ Leine is reportedly returning to the station after being barred from studios after going AWOL.

Phil Spencer has said he’s no longer trying to sell Xbox consoles to PlayStation fans and will instead focus on allowing more people to play.

Sliker is being accused of scamming viewers into handing over valuable CS2 knives with promises he allegedly failed to fulfill.

MANCHESTER UNITED fans have been left fearing they could be RELEGATED after falling to a dismal defeat to Tottenham.

James Maddison‘s first-half rebound was enough to separate the two teams as the Red Devils fell to 15th in the Premier League.

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The result has left Ruben Amorim‘s side 10 points above the relegation zone.

But their 12th defeat from 25 league games has also highlighted a very bad omen for Man Utd.

According to OptaJoe, the 12 defeats are the most from their first 25 matches of a league campaign since 1973-74.

That season in the old First Division saw the tally stand at 13 defeats.

And that season saw Man Utd relegated from the top flight.

Reacting to the ominous figure, one fan said: “Relegation looming.”

A second said: “They’re sure to be relegated this season as well.”

A third added: “Relegation Reds.”

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Another said: “And so we should be. It has gone on for too many years this. A name alone can’t win the league yet many seem to think because we are Man Utd that we should. Glazers have killed the club year after year.”

A fifth joked: “They break records every season.”

Man Utd’s plans for the game were hit by severe disruption as SIX stars ended up being ruled out, four through injury and two more through illness.

Amorim ended up selecting eight teenagers on the bench against Spurs, with seven coming directly from the academy.

However, he inexplicably made his one and only roll of the dice in injury time by bringing on Chido Obi for Casemiro.

Fans labelled the 40-year-old a “coward” for the decision, with many believing the Carrington products could have offered more than some of the senior stars on the pitch.

It was also a move which seemingly rejected the club’s motto: “Youth, Courage and Greatness.”

Meanwhile, Jamie Redknapp has warned Man Utd to expect another 18 months of pain as they need a full cultural reset.

DANCING on Ice has sent home its latest star after an incredibly tense skate-off.

EastEnders actress Charlie Brooks and footballer and pundit Anton Ferdinand found themselves in the dreaded bottom-two.

Charlie Brooks became the latest celebrity to be given the boot after failing to win over the judges support after being sent into the dance-off with Anton Ferdinand.

After both delivering their night’s routine once more, it was down the the judging panel – Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Oti Mabuse and Ashley Banjo – to have their say on who should be going home next.

Ashley, Oti and Jayne opted to eliminate Charlie meaning that no vote from Chris was required.

As this week’s head judge, Christopher Dean had the responsibility of making the casting vote and although it was not required, he insisted that he would have voted to axe Charlie as well.

It was Anton’s second time in the skate-off but the first for soap star Charlie.

Speaking alongside pro partner Eric Radford, Charlie admitted she was ready to leave the show.

Talking to the programme’s hosts, she revealed that she had begun to feel “out of her depth” as she confessed that she was the “right person” to go home.

They became the sixth star to exit the contest after Love Island star Chris Taylor skated away last week.

The current series of Dancing on Ice has not been without its shock eliminations with two of the stars expected to take the crown being booted out in the first two weeks.

Hollyoaks star Chelsee Healey was eliminated first and she was quickly followed by ITV reality star Ferne McCann.

Comedian Josh Jones was also forced to pull out owing to injury whilst Sir Steve Redgrave also was shown the door after being consistently at the bottom of the leaderboard.