Before a match, Declan Rice sometimes eats four pancakes covered with honey or syrup.
The way he had Madrid rooted on the spot in shock from the Emirates, one might think that he had sprinkled part of this frosting on their boots. For a while, Kylian Mbappe was as status as his exhibition Madame TuSAUDS.
There was a time, returning to primary school, when the children shouted “folded it like Beckham!” And then struck the most disappointing free kick you have ever seen.
Now Rice will be the next football star to have playgrounds across the country in Thrall while boys and girls try to imitate what he did against Real Madrid.
And it may not be surprising that he was compared to Beckham. Not only is he the newly baptized Franc-Franc King, but he has the same fashionista sequence, calls the former Manchester United star an `icon ” and fought against similar mockery of his relationship outside the field.
Rice did not knock Madrid by luck. Rice defeated Thibaut Courtois – to some experts, the best goalkeeper in Europe – after hours of dedication on the training ground, hammering the free, wide, and in the Sweet spots he found in the Emirates on Wednesday evening.
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He first came to the one he leaned over the wall, which was actually heading wider than the stanchion behind the goal before it twisted, supernaturally, in the area before Courtois could pass.
The second was even better, Dimitri Paye-Esque. An intelligent work of the Arsenal hive in front of the wall opened a gap, and Rice duly found the upper corner as easily as he found the Real Madrid midfielder in his rear pocket when he returned home.
Beckham would have been proud. Indeed, his son Romeo was, publishing on Instagram: “OMG Declan Rice My Broteeerrrr”. They are in fact not brothers. No blood tells them, but Rice struck his shots with such grace and such authority that Romeo, the offspring of one of the dead Great Balers, had no choice but to feel kinship.
And for rice, there is a meaning behind it. In 338 club games and 67 for England, he had never scored a frank goal. Now he has two of the most memorable in the style of his model.
He revealed in 2022 that Beckham had been one of his heroes growing up. “It is (Beckham, 23 years old) was my favorite shirt when I was a child, I remember being on vacation with my brothers and my family and non-stop bearing this shirt,” he said, thinking about the era of Madrid galacticos.
“It’s emblematic, with Becks on the back. Probably my favorite kit of all time.
“So many good players, obviously Becks was the icon, having this shirt and having his name in the back was a dream when he was a child.
“Some of the assists he obtained for these players were the top. So, yes, I would put Becks up there but R9 (Ronaldo Nazario) was my favorite.
Rice and her childhood darling Lauren Fryer treated mockery on her appearance
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Rice has plunged its toes into modeling for magazines and often wears Prada equipment
Last year, he shaped at the London Fashion Week in a navy suit with a white lace tie
This first team of Galacticos, filled with Beckham, Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo, Michael Owen and Brazilian Ronaldo, “ `’won a Champions League – before Becks’ arrival.
For Arsenal, a Champions League would be GOLDDUST, a justification for their faith in Mikel Arteta, their madness on the Emirates and the image as an elite club. An OPTA supercalculator has now made them favorites to win it. Madrid Rank Dead last.
Rice’s humility and authenticity still shines in its interview, but it can increase the factor of stars if necessary.
Last September, he walked on the Labrum parade during the London Fashion Week, wearing an icy expression and a distinctive navy costume with a white laces tie. He looked like the coolest butler in the world. Oh, and black sneakers too. I have to keep it relaxed.
The 26 -year -old man often puts Prada Gear and in 2022, modeled for the cover of Circle Zero Eight magazine. Fortunately, that day, he reversed any muller rice in his costume. Have we mentioned that he is a pudding brand ambassador?
He also shaped for the health of men and informed the magazine last year of his pre-match diet.
“I have four pancakes before a match. Covered with syrup or honey, “he said.
“I swear to God, it’s the best thing … When I joined the club, I could see the players (arsenal) eat them and say to me:” What’s going on here? “But honestly, it changed the situation.
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“I do not understand the science behind, what is or something like that, but it gives me a boost to the energy so high.
“I think that is why I am able to shake so much on the field … If we play at 5.30 p.m., I will sometimes have eight pancakes per day.
“I will have breakfast and I will have more at 3.30 p.m. before playing.
The artistic vein does not stop at modeling. Rice revealed last year that he was also in photography. He manages an Instagram account under the name of Dr.jpg, which has accumulated more than 64,000 subscribers.
Unfortunately, its current content is rather a threadbar – there are only five messages on it, and even all the photos are taken by it.
That said, he captured some major plans of his teammates and the Emirates of Arsenal and his environment stadium, sharing images that would not be instead on the official Instagram network of a club.
Other images include Noni Madueke from Chelsea with his first cap in England after the victory against Greece, Harry Kane celebrating his release of three Lions and Trent Alexander-Arnold with his player of the match of the same match.
Through all this, Rice had his childhood darling at his side. Lauren Fryer was previously described to Mailonline as one of the “most beautiful people you can meet”. The duo has a two -year -old son, Jude.
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However, just like David and Victoria Beckham were the target of mockery, Declan and Lauren crossed similar reasons, although for various reasons.
Last year, Chelsea fans sang a derogatory song about Lauren when Rice was preparing to take a corner. The star of England ignored the songs.
She was also struck by an online abuse dam on her appearance, which led her to delete all the photos from her Instagram account, a reality that remains the case today.
The intimidation began in December 2023, an anonymous account declared in the midfielder Rice that he “could do better”.
Lauren would have been “ locked up ‘“ at the manor of Surrey of 2.6 million pounds of the couple of the couple, remaining away from the games, while Declan was `desperely sad’ ‘and trying to move away from the vicious comments thrown in her way.
All the more credit for rice for the bulldozer through Madrid, then. All the more credit for him to be one of the most coherent players in Arsenal Week, week.
Tuesday evening, he showed a different side of his game, one of Flair added, his free kicks and his driving races proving unstoppable.
Beckham once said his famous free kick against Greece: “As soon as I hit it, I knew. From now on, it may be a more often rice feeling.
