On The Overlap podcast, Arsenal legend Ian Wright called out parts of the English media for unfairly targeting Bellingham over his reaction to being subbed off in a dead-rubber qualifier. He contrasted praise for humble black players like N'Golo Kanté with scrutiny on confident ones like Bellingham, naming Daily Mail's Craig Hope as obsessed and unready for a black superstar. Hope's column slammed Bellingham's petulance as a risk to team harmony, sparking online backlash and defenses insisting it's just about behavior, not race. The debate underscores tensions around race, scrutiny, and stardom as England eyes the World Cup.
