OFFICIAL: Bellingham CLEARED to play Euro 2024 quarter-final vs Switzerland

JUDE BELLINGHAM has been cleared to play against Switzerland by Uefa.

England's hero was the subject of an investigation by Uefa over a gesture he made after scoring  in Sunday’s 2-1 Euros win over Slovakia.

Bellingham, 21, appeared to feign grabbing his crotch  in a move that signalled he has what it takes in a crisis.

The England star has been slapped with a €30,000 fine and a one-match ban, suspended for 12 months.

Match officials made no mention of the gesture in their match reports but Uefa still intervened.

A statement from the organisation read: “A Uefa Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector will conduct a disciplinary investigation regarding a potential violation of the basic rules of decent conduct by the English Football Association player, Jude Bellingham, having allegedly occurred in the scope of this match.

“Information on this matter will be made available in due course.”

However Bellingham has now been cleared of any wrongdoing and is set to line up against Switzerland.

The Real Madrid star defended his controversial gesture, stating it was aimed at close friends at the game and not towards the opposition.

He added: “Nothing but respect for how that Slovakia team played tonight.”

Piers Morgan also leapt to Bellingham's defence by outlining ten reasons why he may have made the gesture.

One reason may be Bellingham wanted to show he had "massive cojones" after rescuing the Three Lions from the brink of elimination with his last-minute overhead kick.

He even made the exact same gesture when he netted a late winner in Real Madrid’s 3-2 El Clasico victory against Barcelona in April.