LONDON :England coach Thomas Tuchel has apologised to Jude Bellingham for calling the Real Madrid player's behaviour repulsive, saying his comment in a June radio interview was a poor choice of words.

In an interview with TalkSport the day after their 3-1 loss to Senegal in a friendly, Tuchel praised the midfielder's intensity and fiery on-field behaviour, but also said it "can be a bit repulsive."

"I see that it can create mixed emotions. I see this with my parents, with my mum that she sometimes cannot see the nice and well-educated and well-behaved guy that I see and the smile," he added in the interview that caused an uproar.

The German coach told reporters on Friday that he used the word "unintentionally" and that there was "no message, no hidden agenda."

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