Bellingham made the gesture towards the Slovakia bench after scoring a spectacular last-minute goal to draw level in England’s last 16 match.Afterwards, the 20-year-old called the gesture “An inside joke gesture towards some close friends who were at the game.”
He added: “Nothing but respect for how that Slovakia team played tonight.”UEFA said after the match that it will “conduct a disciplinary investigation regarding a potential violation of the basic rules of decent conduct”.
They added that the FA could face charges for issues with the crowd during the game.
UEFA said: “Following the review of the officials reports for ENG-SVK match, disciplinary proceedings have been opened against the English Football Association for lighting of fireworks and crowd disturbances.
“The CEDB will take a decision on this case in due course”.
It has been reported in the Portuguese media that UEFA may consider the act enough for a ban – which would see Bellingham miss the quarter-final against Slovakia.
