Jobe Bellingham's miserable start to life in Germany continued on Sunday as the England U21 international was shown a straight red card in Borussia Dortmund's disappointing 1-1 draw with Freiburg. The younger brother of Real Madrid star Jude joined the Bundesliga giants from Sunderland over the summer after playing a starring role in the Black Cats' promotion,

Kobel played a risky pass out from the back to his teammate, who wanted to collect the ball in classic holding midfielder fashion, centrally just in front of the penalty area. In doing so, he failed to notice Philipp Treu behind him, who got to the ball first.

Borussia Dortmund have announced the signing of Sunderland Midfielder Jobe Bellingham. Talks have been ongoing since Sunderland gained promotion to the Premier League, with the player waiting on the clubs to agree a fee before joining the German giants.

Gregor Kobel has shouldered the blame for Borussia Dortmund's dropped points against Freiburg, admitting his distribution error led directly to the match-altering red card for Jobe Bellingham. The goalkeeper insisted the team was 'dominant' before the incident but conceded that they were forced to be 'satisfied' with a draw after playing the entire second half with ten men.

Jobe Bellingham has been banned for Borussia Dortmund's next two Bundesliga games after he was sent off against Freiburg.