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Rice scare for Irons fans at Wembley

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Hammers fans were handed a shock before a ball had been kicked in anger at Wembley this afternoon as Declan Rice warmed up ahead of the England game against Bulgaria.

The Irons midfielder was involved in a clash of heads with the Manchester United central defender Harry Maguire when the pair clashed heads..

ITV cameras captured the pair contesting the same ball on the pitch at and as the two players rose into the air to get their head on the ball they crashed into each other and both looked to be in pain.

Maguire even walked off the pitch and back into the changing room to receive treatment.

But initial fears that Maguire had suffered an injury were quickly quashed when the Man U defender returned to the pitch to finish his warm-up and Dec joined the Three Lions line up from the start.

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Hugh Southon is a lifelong Iron and the founding editor of ClaretandHugh. He is a national newspaper journalist of many years experience and was Bobby Moore's 'ghost' writer during the great man's lifetime. He describes ClaretandHugh as "the Hammers daily newspaper!"

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