Bellingham -Father confronts Dortmund Sporting Director: reports

Borussia Dortmund has repeated a ban on agents and family members from the dressing room after a reported confrontation between the parents of Jowe Bellingham and the sports director of the club on Saturday.

Bild and Sky Germany reported on Sunday that Mark Bellingham, who is also the agent of Jowe and brother Jude, waited after the game in the player tunnel.

Sky Germany reported that the older Bellingham had a «long and emotional discussion» with Dortmund Sporting Director Sebastian Kehl after Jewe was strayed during the rest in the 3-3 draw of Saturday in St Pauli.

Dortmund was 3-1 with five minutes left but collapsed, after he was reduced to 10 men after the resignation of Filippo Mane, and gave two late goals in the season opener.

Speaking with the German tabloid Bild, Kehl does not specifically refer to the confrontation, but said that such incidents will «no longer happen».

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«We are all disappointed about yesterday’s result. And yet the active area is and remains reserved for players, coaches and management, not for families and advisers,» he said.

«That will no longer happen. We clearly informed everyone involved.»

Jowe, brother of former Dortmund and the current midfielder of Real Madrid and England Jude, joined the German side in the summer from Sunderland and made his Bundesliga debut.

Jude Bellingham came to Dortmund from Boyhood Club Birmingham, 17 years old in 2020, and moved to Real Madrid for a fee north of 100 million euros ($ 117 million) in 2023.

Published on August 24, 2025