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'A beautiful story' as Bellingham brothers called up

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'A beautiful story' as Bellingham brothers called up

The 21-year-old's career path has been very similar to that of his 23-year-old brother Jude - England's star player at the World Cup and one of Real Madrid's best players. Both were stars of the Birmingham City academy before big-money moves to the German Bundesliga and England call-ups. Jobe's debut for Birmingham came at the age of 16 years and 107 days - 69 days older than Jude when he made his first appearance for the Blues' senior side.

The central midfielder then moved to Sunderland and helped them win promotion to the Premier League before joining German side Borussia Dortmund at the age of 19 in a deal worth up to £31m. Jude also moved to Dortmund when he was 17, before developing into one of the world's best players and joining Real Madrid. Having one of the best midfielders in the world as your older brother comes with challenges and Jobe has consistently been compared to his sibling.

But the former Sunderland midfielder is his own player, wearing 'Jobe' on the back of his shirt instead of his family name.