England star Jude Bellingham jokingly poked fun at teammate Morgan Rogers about Cole Palmer’s goal celebration.
The two England stars were part of the most recent Lions’ Den, which sees two players from the squad talk to presenter Andrew Mensah and answer questions sent in by supporters from their base in Florida.
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Bellingham and Rogers are good friends despite their ongoing battle to secure a starting berth in the No.10 spot under Thomas Tuchel.
Palmer, of course, is one of the more high-profile omissions from the England squad at the 2026 World Cup but the Chelsea star was still a topic of conversation.
Bellingham jokes after Palmer copied Rogers celebration
Asked to pick between their two celebrations, Bellingham made a joke at his teammate’s expense.
He said: “Mine or Cole’s?”
Rogers replied: “Cut. Cut this [the interview] right now. That comment!”
Bellingham and Mensah both laugh before the presenter asks Rogers if the ‘cold’ celebration was in fact his.
The Aston Villa star responds with: “Did you do your research?”
This also stems back to Palmer taking inspiration from Rogers when it comes to his now-iconic ‘Cold Palmer’ celebration.
Photo by Warren Little/Getty ImagesThe Chelsea forward, who has trademarked the celebration, did it for the first time after bagging a brace against Luton for the Blues in late 2023.
When asked about it at the time, Palmer made reference to the fact that he saw Rogers doing it during his days as a Middlesbrough player.
“My boy Morgz [Rogers] did one for Middlesbrough, so I told him I’d do it too if I scored,” he said.
When asked about it himself, Rogers said in a later interview: “I’ll let him have it.
“Yeah, he definitely copied me! It’s my celebration. Check the timeline, I did it first.”
It will be interesting to see who does start in the coveted ten position for England. Rogers played the bulk of the most recent qualifiers, but Bellingham has shrugged off injury concerns to impress in some of the pre-tournament friendlies.
Arsenal’s Eberechi Eze is another option on that front, but he looks like third-choice right now.
Palmer and former Manchester City teammate Phil Foden have been left behind after relatively poor seasons at club level when compared to their previously very high standards.
England will leave Florida for Kansas City on Saturday and will base themselves there before flying to Dallas to play Croatia in their first game on June 17.
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