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Mourinho stunned by Bellingham's Ballon d'Or finish

Bellingham finished with 107 points, behind tenth-placed Fabian Ruiz's 201, and Mourinho spoke ahead of Real Madrid's trip to Racing Santander; the rest was silence.

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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorReal Madrid boss Jose Mourinho says he is stunned that Jude Bellingham finished eleventh in the Ballon d'Or voting, and then he said, No further comments, according to Yahoo Sports.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMy take: that sentence is the loudest thing Mourinho has ever said. He complained about a ranking and then ended his comments himself.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA man like that doesn't walk out of a room unless he won the argument.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHOT. A very effective closing statement, delivered by leaving.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFoot Africa says Bellingham got a hundred and seven points, and tenth place had two hundred and one.

  6. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo who is selling the points, and do they take cards?

  7. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe points are not for sale.

  8. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThen my take is that England's own juror, Henry Winter, ranked him eighth, so the real problem is everyone who isn't Henry Winter.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHOT, mostly because he's right. Final take: Mourinho was never upset about eleventh.

  10. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSomewhere there is a reporter still holding a question about Racing Santander.

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