Bellingham and Rogers orange chips mural vandalised

A mural of England stars Jude Bellingham and Morgan Rogers eating orange chips has been vandalised.

The artwork depicting the Black Country-born footballers tucking into the local delicacy, also known as battered chips, resides on the side of the Classic Fryer chippy on Hagley Road, Quinton.

Its creator, Dudley artist Dion Kitson, posted a photo on his Instagram account, showing that much of the artwork of Bellingham had been ripped off the wall.

"This is why we can't have nice things, I spend my own money, time and resources creating art for people to enjoy," Kitson told the BBC.

"It's sad to see, I'm upset but as Cod is my witness, I'm planning something bigger and batter," he joked.

Many social media users commented that Kitson should create something bigger, with others suggesting a new mural should be done in Bellingham's home town of Stourbridge.

The art was put on the building ahead of the World Cup quarter final in July.

Kitson puts the designs onto mural cloth before sealing them to walls with adhesive.

Bellingham and Rogers both hail from the West Midlands, and at the time, Kitson described them as "two star boys" from the "heart of the Black Country".

Orange chips are a Black Country classic, thought to be dipped in a batter with added turmeric or paprika to give them their distinctive colour.

The mural of the pair is not the only one featuring a footballing face eating the delicacy.

A year earlier, a 10ft mural of former England and West Bromwich Albion manager Sam Allardyce appeared in Dudley.

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