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  1. Fans phone-inpublished at 09:06 1 July

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    BBC Radio 5 Live

    There has been plenty of reaction to England's win over Slovakia this morning on 5 Live Breakfast.

    That will continue in Nicky Campbell's phone-in from around 09:45 BST, following an interview with SNP leader John Swinney.

    You can follow the phone-in by clicking on the 'Listen Live' icon at the top of this page.

    Themes will include the fans who left early; stories of people who had lost faith or stopped watching and those who had been calling for change - if not a change in the manager then at least a change in personnel.

    Go on, who felt like Gareth Southgate should have removed Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane long before their dramatic late intervention?

  2. Get Involvedpublished at 08:58 1 July

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    It’s the result that matters remember. Our brand of football maybe not the most exciting but it is getting the job done. We should be careful what we wish for. Everyone wanted a certain Kevin Keegan as our manager to improve our playing style and look how that ended. Let’s now galvanise and support the Three Lions.

    Stephen

  3. 'It's nice to throw it back to some people'published at 08:56 1 July

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    The Express reported that Jude Bellingham's equaliser "silences the boo boys", well the England midfielder took that theme and ran with it in his post-match news conference.

    "Playing for England should be one of the most proud things of a footballer's career, but often, at times, it is quite difficult, you know," the 21-year-old Real Madrid midfielder told the waiting media after his acrobatic match-saving equaliser.

    "There is a high, intense pressure. The fans expect a lot from us, regardless of what has happened in recent tournaments...

    "So people talk a lot and you do have to take it personally, you know.

    "We have worked so hard at this game. We come in and we train every day so hard to try and put on performances for the fans.

    "Sometimes it doesn't go well and sometimes it feels like there is a bit of a pile-on. It's not nice to hear, but you can always use it for moments like that and it's nice to throw it back to some people, I suppose."

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    Jude Bellingham: You hear people talk a lot of rubbish

  4. 'Saved by the Bell'published at 08:49 1 July

    Monday's newspapers

    The Daily Express

    Here you go Tim...the Express is one of a number of newspapers running a 'Saved by the Bell' headline this morning, adding that Jude Bellingham's "late stunner silences boo boys".

    Express back pageImage source, Daily Express
  5. Get Involvedpublished at 08:44 1 July

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    If I was doing today's back pages, my headline would be Saved by the Bell!

    Tim, Berks

    Funny you should say that Tim, have you thought about a career as a newspaper sub-editor?

  6. 'We have to accept this is England's identity'published at 08:39 1 July

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    Alan Shearer BBC graphic banner

    England are into the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 and ultimately that is all that matters but, for 95 minutes, that was a desperate performance against Slovakia.

    I was watching it thinking it was Iceland and Euro 2016 all over again, because we were just as bad as we were in that embarrassing defeat, but then Jude Bellingham has saved us with a world-class finish.

    Up until then, we had been awful. You never give up hope in any game when you are only 1-0 down, but there were next to no signs that we were going to find an equaliser from anywhere until that piece of brilliance. The feeling was pure relief.

    That was the first shot we had on target, which is a dismal statistic when you consider the quality of our players and the level of opposition that we were up against, but it was the one that mattered.

    Click here to read the rest of Alan Shearer's column.

    Jude Bellingham of England, scores his team's first goal with a acrobatic kickImage source, Getty Images
  7. 'A moment can trigger momentum'published at 08:33 1 July

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    BBC Radio 5 Live

    Football writer Henry Winter, speaking on 5 Live Breakfast, believes that Jude Bellingham's acrobatic equaliser could provide the spark that England needed:

    "In training today there will be a change of mood because England have had no momentum in this tournament really.

    "No real game plan, no identity, but they’ve got the individual class. Harry Kane's finishing. Declan Rice with his authority in midfield. And when you’ve got someone like Jude Bellingham who does something like that, there’s an element of David Platt against Belgium at Italia 90.

    "A moment can trigger momentum. Gazza [Paul Gascoigne] against Scotland at Euro 96, David Beckham with the free-kick against Greece in front of the Stretford End [at Old Trafford in qualifying for the 2002 World Cup].

    "There are so many of these little moments from individual brilliance and England will need that."

    Just Bellingham celebrates his goal against Slovakia during a Euro 2024 clash.  He is running with fellow team mate harry kaneImage source, Getty Images
  8. 'Golden moments that make it all worth it'published at 08:27 1 July

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    BBC Radio 5 Live

    "I was preparing to come home," England fan Mark told BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast, who was at the Slovakia game in Gelsenkirchen:

    "It’s amazing how things can turn around. For 94 minutes we were very poor. The fans were getting angrier and angrier and then it just turned to absolute ecstasy. It was one of those goals where you can say ‘I was there’.

    "It was one of those golden moments that makes it all worth it.

    "We were making preparations to drive back to the UK and then, all of a sudden, we are planning another week in Germany and everyone is on such a high now.

    "If we’d lost, I hate to think what the reaction would’ve been at home because we were dreadful for 94 minutes. We know Switzerland won't be easy next."

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    England players and fans sing-along!

  9. 'It's coming home son, it's coming home'published at 08:23 1 July

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    At this stage I feel like a confession is in order.

    I came home from work last night to an empty house - my daughter, young son and wife were staying at my mother-in-law's.

    I settled down on the couch to watch what I hoped would be an improved England performance against Slovakia, but found myself edging closer to the TV as the minutes ticked down.

    At some point I started nervously fidgeting with my son's Rubix Cube and finally snapped, throwing it in a fit of pique at the closest armchair.

    Only, just like England's approach play and finishing for much of the night, my aim was off and the toy instead hit the radiator and smashed into what felt like a thousand pieces in front me.

    I hung my head in shame, but the TV suddenly caught my attention...England have a throw-in...Marc Guehi flicks it on...Bellinghaaaammmm!

    My phone bleeps, a voice note from my seven-year-old son James blares out: "WHAT...A...FINISH!"

    I assumed he hadn't been watching, his love of football is normally countered by an attention span that doesn't stretch to a full 90 minutes.

    But now I realise this was his England moment. He is one of us now. A road of pain and hurt, punctuated by brief wonderful moments of joy, await him.

    I should have warned him, but in one final shameful act of parenting I instead stoke the flames of hope that torment all England fans, and simply replied: "It's coming home son, it's coming home."

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    'What a moment, what a player!' - Hart on Bellingham

  10. Get Involved - your England storiespublished at 08:17 1 July

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    As an England football fan, our 10 year old has only known reaching semis and a final.. as a 49yr old however, I was readying the “don’t worry son, you’ll get used to it” speech. That is until the brilliance of Bellingham rescued the situation; cue him and his sister running round the house screaming in disbelief. Lovely to watch.

    Anon

  11. 'Who else? Iconic Bellingham goal will go down in history'published at 08:11 1 July

    England 2-1 Slovakia (aet)

    Jude BellinghamImage source, Getty Images

    The clock timer inside the giant Arena AufSchalke had ticked around to 94 minutes 34 seconds when Jude Bellingham took to the air to produce an iconic moment that will take its place alongside the great England goals.

    England had only 86 seconds to spare themselves from the humiliation of a defeat against Slovakia that would sit uncomfortably in the chamber of sporting horrors alongside the loss to Iceland at Euro 2016.

    Failure to do so would surely have signalled the end of Gareth Southgate’s time as England manager - it may still come soon irrespective of their fate in Germany - and a wide-ranging inquest into everything surrounding a mystifying failure to show up at Euro 2024.

    And then came Bellingham.

    In a flash of genius that will be replayed and talked about for years, Bellingham took off in an audacious show of athleticism and individual skill to send a stunning overhead kick past Slovakia keeper Martin Dubravka.

    Think David Platt’s acrobatic hooked finish in the last seconds of extra time against Belgium at this same last-16 stage of Italia 90. Think Paul Gascoigne’s left-foot flick over Colin Hendry and volleyed right-foot finish against Scotland at Wembley in Euro 96. Think the 18-year-old Michael Owen's dazzling slalom run and finish into the roof of Argentina's net in the last 16 at the France 98 World Cup.

    Bellingham’s goal was at least the equal of those as he somehow found the agility to rise and get on the end of Marc Guehi’s headed flick after 90 gruelling minutes when he had again struggled to make his usual impact.

    He turned away, appearing to mouth “who else?” to the joyous England fans. Who else indeed?

    Read Phil McNulty's full feature here.

  12. Postpublished at 08:07 1 July

    Roy Keane referenced a number of times in ITV's coverage of England's victory over Slovakia that football is "made up of moments", just as Izzy Christiansen described on Football Daily.

    Phil McNulty boiled down England's "moments" in time down to a handful of stand-out memories - David Platt at Italia 90, Paul Gascoigne at Euro 96 and Michael Owen's marauding run and finish against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup in France.

    Now we can add Jude Bellingham to that list...

  13. 'To do that is just incredible'published at 08:02 1 July

    England 2-1 Slovakia (aet)

    Izzy Christiansen
    Former England midfielder on Football Daily

    What drew me in most this evening was some of the moments that I have seen from some of those England players.

    They have taken a lot of stick. Their performances, rightly so, have been critiqued, but there were some moments in that I just think in elite sport you just can't buy. You just can't teach that. The moments where players are stepping up.

    The Jude Bellingham goal, I mean yes, he has been rather non-existent all tournament, he's shown it [in his body language], he's been expressive with the way he has been feeling, but special players do that.

    For him to score a bicycle kick in the final seconds, they are on the brink of going home, and then to do that is just incredible.

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  14. Postpublished at 07:57 1 July

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    For those of you, like Tim, who missed Jude Bellingham's match-saving moment, here it is again...

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    Bellingham goal: All the angles

  15. Get Involvedpublished at 07:53 1 July

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    I switched off before Bellingham's equaliser. I honestly thought we had gone out. A great moment of magic from him but against a better team we would have gone out.

    Tim

    I have a funny feeling you weren't alone Tim.

  16. England beat Slovakia to reach Euro 2024 quarter-finalspublished at 07:44 1 July

    England 2-1 Slovakia (aet)

    Jude BellinghamImage source, Getty Images

    Jude Bellingham produced a moment of genius to keep England in Euro 2024 as they survived another desperate display and a huge scare to beat Slovakia in dramatic fashion to reach the last eight.

    England were seconds away from an embarrassing exit in Gelsenkirchen as Slovakia defended a lead they had held since the 25th minute when Ivan Schranz raced into the box to poke a low finish past England keeper Jordan Pickford.

    It was then that Bellingham, who celebrated his 21st birthday on Saturday, demonstrated the brilliance that has made him England’s new superstar by going airborne in the penalty area to send Marc Guehi’s headed flick past Martin Dubravka with a stunning overhead kick.

    Bellingham rescued England from a performance that plumbed such depths that his goal was their first effort on target – but then set the platform for a victory as Slovakia, who had defended so stubbornly, were left stunned.

    And captain Harry Kane emphasised England’s sudden superiority a minute into the extra 30 minutes when he headed home from close range to complete a remarkable turnaround and set up a quarter-final meeting with Switzerland.

    Read Phil McNulty's full match report here.

  17. All the reaction - Listen Livepublished at 07:41 1 July

    England 2-1 Slovakia (aet)

    So we have heard from goal heroes Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane, from manager Gareth Southgate and midfield lynchpin Declan Rice, who did more than most to get England over the line in the face of an impressive Slovakia performance.

    We will have more reaction for you throughout the morning, including from pundits and fans on BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast, which you can follow by clicking on the Listen Live icon on top of this page.

    You can also relive some of Sunday evening's coverage in the latest edition of Football Daily at the Euros - by clicking on this link or again by using the Listen Live icon.

    And this morning's newspapers are also coming up.

    But first, for anyone who missed yesterday's match, let's go back to Phil McNulty's match report and assess the facts of what was another below-par performance from England, before Bellingham's dramatic late intervention...

  18. 'We will do anything to protect this manager, to protect each other'published at 07:37 1 July

    England 2-1 Slovakia (aet)

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    Declan Rice reacts as England progress to Euro 2024 quarter-final

    England midfielder Declan Rice joined the chorus of praise for Jude Bellingham, saying: “It was a big moment for a 21-year-old. It takes a lot of guts to do something like that. People don’t understand what you have to go through to get over the line.”

    But he expanded that praise to the team effort shown by a side that had been forced to face up to criticism following a series of below-par performances in the group stages at Euro 2024.

    And he admitted that, with 95 minutes played, the pressure was mounting...

    "You look up at the clock and think 'we could be going out here'. But there's players saying to each other 'one minute to go, we still believe, we will get one more chance'.

    "There is that inner fighting spirit in us that a few Slovakian players before the game said we didn't have.

    "We have got that togetherness, we proved that tonight. We will die for each other out there. We will do anything to protect this manager, to protect each other. Keep going, keep fighting, and what we have got as a group together I think showed out there.

    "So I am proud to be a part of it, we are going to keep going, keep giving everything."

  19. 'One of the best goals in our country’s history'published at 07:28 1 July

    England 2-1 Slovakia (aet)

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    England captain Harry Kane reacts to win against Slovakia

    If Jude Bellingham pulled England clear of the precipice, captain Harry Kane applied the finishing touch with a winning goal in extra time.

    The pair were later taken off - their races run, every ounce of energy given - but watched on as their Three Lions team-mates saw out the remaining minutes of extra-time to beat Slovakia and book a quarter-final against Switzerland on Saturday.

    After the match, Kane put Bellingham's equaliser in the top bracket of special moments he has witnessed in an England shirt when he said: “That was one of the best goals in our country’s history. What a player he is. He has kept our tournament alive. He works so hard for the team and in the big moments he steps up.”

    Media caption,

    Kane puts England ahead in extra-time

  20. Bellingham 'will react to things like a young man will, but can create moments that change big games'published at 07:22 1 July

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    Southgate 'so proud' of England spirit

    England manager Gareth Southgate, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live before Jude Bellingham's post-match news conference, acknowledged that his star midfielder may sometimes react to the pressures that come with his place as a talisman for the team.

    But he is more than happy to accept that youthful exuberance if Bellingham keeps on producing big moments like his equalising bicycle kick: “With 15 minutes to go you wonder if he is out on his feet, but him and Harry Kane produce those moments and that is why you don’t make changes when people are clamouring for more changes.

    “I’ve said for a long time he is doing unbelievably well. I think I understand his world better than a lot of people. His world is incredibly different.

    "He’s had an incredible impact even though he is only a young man. He will say things and react to things like a young man will, but can create moments that change big games and that’s what he has done here.”