Thomas Tuchel has confirmed Declan Rice as England’s vice-captain for the World Cup after the midfielder and his Arsenal team-mates joined their preparation camp in Florida.
Thomas Tuchel has named Declan Rice as England’s vice-captain for this summer’s World Cup.
Rice was instrumental in the heart of Arsenal’s midfield as they won their first Premier League title in 22 years last season and has long been considered as a future England captain.
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“I’d say Declan is my vice-captain. I was just thinking about it, [and] whether it is an official thing or not. But I think we had this talk when Harry [Kane] was not in camp with us. Was it against Wales? We started with Ollie [Watkins] and Declan was captain. That was where I told him.”
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