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SPORTS AGENDA: Hey, Jude! Your mum can have my Hawthorns seat for being the designated driver... while BT Sport staff are once again furious at bosses

A kind-hearted Birmingham director gave up their seat for Saturday's derby with West Bromwich Albion to allow the mother of star youngster Jude Bellingham to watch the game.

Birmingham told their players to drive to the Hawthorns for the Championship fixture, which presented a problem for Bellingham — one of the hottest prospects in Europe — because he is not old enough to hold a driving licence.

The midfielder, who turns 17 on Sunday and is on the radar of Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund, had to get his mum to give him a lift.