Heartwarming Moment: Jude Bellingham Shares Real Madrid Blanket with Ball Boy to Keep Him Warm During Copa del Rey Win Over Arandina

Jude Bellingham continues to steal fans’ hearts at Real Madrid after displaying his kind side during the team’s Copa del Rey victory over Arandina.

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Carlo Ancelotti’s club defeated the fourth-tier Spanish outfit courtesy of goals from Joselu, Brahim Diaz, and Rodrygo, while the England midfielder was an unused substitute.

moved his club-branded blanket and wrapped it around the boy.

Jude Bellingham watches on from the bench and spots a ball boy suffering in the cold weather

Jude Bellingham watches on from the bench and spots a ball boy suffering in the cold weather

Seeing the ball boy was struggling with the cold, he offered him his Real Madrid blanket

Seeing the ball boy was struggling with the cold, he offered him his Real Madrid blanket

The England man then made sure the ball boy took the blanket by wrapping it around him

The England man then made sure the ball boy took the blanket by wrapping it around him

However, the 20-year-old made one lucky boy’s day while watching his teammates advance to the next round.

Bellingham, who was sitting on the bench, was covered in a Real Madrid blanket to keep warm on the cold winter evening.

However, when Bellingham noticed the ball boy was suffering from the cold, he removed his club-branded blanket and wrapped it around him.

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The thoughtful act brightened the child’s day, and he later told a Spanish reporter that it was his “happiest day.”

It wasn’t Bellingham’s only engagement with the game’s ball boys; before the game, he willingly posed for selfies and pictures with a swarm of ecstatic ball boys eager to get close to the Madrid phenomenon.

The excitement demonstrates how fast Bellingham has become one of the club’s most popular players since joining from Borussia Dortmund in the summer.

He has a career-high 17 goals in just 22 games for the Spanish giants, including a brace against Barcelona in the opening El Clasico of the season last October.

His performances have propelled Real Madrid to the top of La Liga, where they are tied on points with Girona and seven points ahead of reigning champions and rivals Barcelona.

At the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony in November, he was selected as 2023’s Golden Boy and received the Kopa Trophy for best young player in Europe.