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PANAMA 0-2 ENGLAND -
OLIVER HOLT IN NEW YORK:
Jude Bellingham's little town blues melted away a long time ago‚ before he made it big with
Borussia Dortmund and
Real Madrid. But if ever an
England player was born to the New York stage and its bright lights and its promise of new worlds‚ it is him. So start spreading the news:
Bellingham is reprising the role of
England's saviour that he made his own during
Euro '24. When his team were struggling against
Panama in the wastelands of the Meadowlands on
Saturday‚ when it looked as if they might finish second in Group L‚ it was
Bellingham who stepped up. There were worried looks among
England fans after an hour had elapsed at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey with the scores goalless.
Thomas Tuchel was‚ once again‚ doing his best impression of the haunted figure in Edvard Munch's painting‚ The Scream.