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Archie describes himself as a Jude Bellingham superfan
**An 11-year-old who won a competition to design a football trading card has been praised for his efforts by Jude Bellingham.**
Archie, from Telford in Shropshire, was one of more than 2,000 entrants in the contest run by Topps, and he said: "I was very happy and super excited when my mum told me I had won. I couldn't believe it was real."
He said his design featured a flaming backdrop, because "he (Jude) was playing on fire".
The Stourbridge-born footballer congratulated Archie and said: "It's beautiful. I love the colours, I love everything about it."
The competition had challenged children to design a card featuring the England and Real Madrid midfielder.
Topps said the card designed by Archie "perfectly captures Bellingham's blazing form" and it will now be produced as a one-of-a-kind trading card.
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The trading card produced by Topps (left) and Archie's original design (right)
Archie said he was a Bellingham super fan and liked to replicate his goal celebration on the playground.
He said: "I wish I could be like him when I'm older."
Rebecca, Archie's mother, said: "He smiled from ear to ear and thought I was joking when I told him he had won.
"Once I showed him, he started jumping about the bedroom. I couldn't be prouder of him."
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