Archie’s winning design featuring Bellingham’s iconic celebration sparked a heartwarming reaction from the England midfielder himself (Image: Topps)
Archie’s winning design featuring Bellingham’s iconic celebration sparked a heartwarming reaction from the England midfielder himself (Image: Topps)
A SCHOOLBOY from the West Midlands has received personal congratulations from one of Stourbridge’s most famous exports after he designed a football trading card of the footballing star.
11-year-old Archie, from Telford, was one of more than 2,000 football fanatics who entered a competition run by trading card manufacturer, Topps, to design a card for England midfielder, Jude Bellingham.
Archie’s winning design featuring Bellingham’s iconic celebration sparked a heartwarming reaction from the Real Madrid star himself.
Bellingham said: “It’s beautiful. I love the colours, I love everything about it.
“Even the 99 overall!”
His eye-catching ‘Bellingham’s on Fire’ design will now be produced as a one-of-a-kind trading card.
11-year-old Archie, from Telford, was one of more than 2,000 football fanatics who entered a competition to design a card for the England midfielder
11-year-old Archie, from Telford, was one of more than 2,000 football fanatics who entered a competition to design a card for the England midfielder
(Image: Topps) Featuring Bellingham’s globally recognised celebration amidst a background of burning flames, the design won judges over for its creativity and bold visual impact.
Archie, the self-proclaimed Bellingham superfan, said: “He (Jude) was playing on fire, so I decided to use flames as the design.
“I was very happy and super excited when my mum told me I had won. I couldn’t believe it was real.”
He added: “I want to tell him how amazing he is, and I wish I could be like him when I’m older.”
Rebecca, Archie’s mum, 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.”