Declan called up

Declan Rice has been called into the England squad for the UEFA Euro 2020 Group A qualifiers with Bulgaria and Kosovo.

Dec was named by Gareth Southgate for the Three Lions’ third and fourth qualifying matches after making his England debut in a UEFA 2020 qualifier with Czech Republic and his first start against Montenegro in March,

He was also involved in  the UEFA Nations League semi-final defeat by the Netherlands in June and will hope to make his first Wembley start against Bulgaria on Saturday 7 September.

After that the Three Lions squad head for the St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton, to take Kosovo for the first time on Tuesday 10 September.

 

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