- Bellingham's father shared throwback photo
- Thanked his son's coaches and teachers
- Bellingham won 2023 Kopa Trophy
WHAT HAPPENED? Beaming with pride following his son's achievement at the Ballon d'Or ceremony, Mark Bellingham shared a throwback photograph on his Twitter handle and thanked all the coaches who helped the Real Madrid star reach the highest level in football.
He captioned the photo, "Kopa 2023 award for a good kid who's growing into a good man. Happy for him. It's a nice moment for all those teachers and coaches who have been part of the journey. Good people who kept it all fun."
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Since moving to Los Blancos from Borussia Dortmund in the summer, the 20-year-old England international has taken Spanish football by storm as he has already scored 13 goals in as many games for Madrid.
WHAT NEXT? Fresh from scoring a brace in his maiden El Clasico, the youngster will be in action on Sunday when Madrid face Rayo Vallecano in La Liga.