Jude Bellingham voted England men's player of the year for second successive season

[p]The 23-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] midfielder's ‌World Cup tally set a record for an [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] ‌men's player at a major tournament as the ‌Three Lions secured their best finish at the competition since 1966 by finishing third.[/p][p][b]"It feels great,"[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bellingham-jude/QNvlPm7s/"]Bellingham[/a] said. [b]"It's ‌a huge honour to be recognised by ⁠the fans again. ‌So not something you think about when you’re playing for ​your country, but it's obviously a beautiful little addition to the great summer we ​had, and the honour of playing for my country."[/b][/p][p]The award was decided by supporters voting on ⁠the official England app.[/p][p]Bellingham's ​World Cup tally included doubles in the thrilling round-of-16 victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mexico/O6iHcNkd/"]Mexico[/a] at the Azteca Stadium and in the quarter-final win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/8rP6JO0H/"]Norway[/a] in Miami.[/p][p]He ‌also became the youngest European player to feature at four major tournaments.[/p][p]England manager Thomas Tuchel said Bellingham was [b]"one of the players of the tournament, not only for us but of the whole tournament."[/b][/p][embed guid="3ec01228-6da6-4c98-b5a0-203313891766" url="https://x.com/England/status/2103439414839963667" social-type="twitter" /][p]"He lived up to his full potential; you could just see what a competitor and what a machine he is," Tuchel said. "He just thrives under pressure, ‌he just loves these moments, he loves these ​stages and it brings out the very best ‌in him."[/p][p]Captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kane-harry/v5HSlEAa/"]Harry Kane[/a] was England's top scorer for a seventh consecutive season after netting 12 goals across all national team competitions, matching his best tally for England.[/p][p]Kane called the achievement ⁠a "showcase of consistency" ⁠and thanked his teammates ‌and coaches for their support.[/p]