Real Madrid star equals assist record on international duty

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Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham has on Thursday secured for himself some noteworthy recent history on the international front.

This comes owing to his exploits in England’s meeting with Croatia.

The Three Lions marked their return to action a short time ago, welcoming Croatia to Wembley to kick back into gear their Nations League campaign.

When all was said and done, Thomas Tuchel’s troops emerged on the right side of a hard-fought 2-1 result, thanking goals from Morgan Rogers and Harry Kane for their win.

The aforementioned Jude Bellingham, meanwhile, featured from the off in London, and laid on the assist for Rogers’ opener.

And as alluded to above, in the process, the Real Madrid man bagged some recent English national team history. As revealed by statisticians Opta:

‘Jude Bellingham’s six assists for England in 2026 are the most by a player for the national team in a calendar year since Raheem Sterling in 2019 (also 6).’

Conor Laird – GSFN