00:00Well, welcome to Stourbridge, a town that's become known around the world because of one footballer.
00:06Jude Bellingham grew up here and started his journey in the West Midlands.
00:10And with another match-winning display for England, local people are once again celebrating one of their own,
00:17making history on the biggest stage of all.
00:20Well, I'm in the town centre of Stourbridge with Sue and Al. Can you guess why I'm here?
00:25Football.
00:26Football.
00:26Yeah, it's a local lad.
00:28Yes.
00:29Our local hero.
00:30Jude.
00:31What does it mean to you to have him from this town?
00:33Everything. Black country. We're in the black country on the map.
00:37Yeah? Yeah.
00:38What about you?
00:38We've got Morgan Rogers as well from not far away.
00:41So, him as a key part of the England squad is fantastic at the moment.
00:45What about the fact that Stourbridge is now world famous because of him?
00:49I just think he's great.
00:50Yeah.
00:51Absolutely great.
00:52You know.
00:53The guy playing for Real Madrid, could you ever believe it?
00:56Somebody from Stourbridge is playing for Real Madrid.
00:59So, you know, years gone by, you used to have all your local players play for your local teams.
01:03Now that we know they're all over the world, it's a fantastic achievement there, isn't it?
01:08It is.
01:08And he's a nice lad as well.
01:09Well, we've got the big game coming up later in the week.
01:12How are we going to do?
01:13Well, I think we'll win.
01:16Well, long before he was starring for England on the world's biggest stage,
01:20Jude Bellingham was just another youngster growing up here in Stourbridge with football at his feet.
01:26He began playing for Stourbridge Juniors where his dad Marks, one of the coaches,
01:30before joining Birmingham City's academy.
01:33Family, friends and coaches have often spoken about his hard work, humility and determination qualities.
01:41Many here believed he's never changed despite his remarkable rise to stardom.
01:47Next, I've grabbed Simone and Sarah.
01:50I've come to Stourbridge because Jude Bellingham's from here.
01:53What does it mean to you having a local lad doing so well in the World Cup?
01:57Oh, well, it's great because obviously it's really inspiring for the kids
02:00and obviously brings everybody together, so it's great.
02:03I always feel a little bit of...
02:04It's from Stourbridge.
02:06It's a major plough to be from Stourbridge.
02:08I can see the signs on the shops have changed.
02:10Have you noticed a change of mood in the town?
02:13Yeah, yeah, yeah.
02:15Definitely, definitely.
02:17Stourbridge definitely needs a little bit of a boost, I think.
02:19Yeah, yeah, so...
02:20Anything's good.
02:21Well done.
02:22Well done, Jude.
02:23And the mural's really nice as well, isn't it?
02:26So, it's good for people.
02:28I'm joined by three ladies now from Stourbridge.
02:31Have you been following the game?
02:32Oh, yes, definitely.
02:34All of them, yes.
02:36What does it mean that it's a local lad who's doing so well in the World Cup for you?
02:40He's been the star.
02:41You talk about Mbappé, you talk about Messi.
02:44He's up there.
02:45Absolutely love him.
02:47Whatever happens next, there's no doubt Stourbridge will be watching closely,
02:51hoping their local lad can take England one step closer to lifting football's biggest prize.
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