Declan Rice

Declan Rice had arguably his best performance in an Arsenal shirt in their gritty win over Manchester City. He proved why the Gunners made him their most expensive signing and dished out over £100 million for him in the summer. Rice completely neutralized the Cityzens’ movement through the central areas and ended a lot of …

Declan Rice was born on 14th January 1999, in Kingston upon Thames, in Greater London. A London lad through and through, Declan Rice’s family is an example of the migration that was taking place during the period of the 1970s and 80s in Ireland. His grandparents, Margaret and Jack, were both, Irish, born in Douglas, …

Declan Rice became Arsenal’s most expensive signing in history after arriving from West Ham United for £105 million fee, so the club naturally unveiled him with a slick video with a catchy song. In fact, the song actually had his name which made a lot believe that the club might’ve hired a rapper to make …

Declan Rice’s popularity has soared since his record-breaking £105 million move to Arsenal and it seems he’s taking the ‘Rice, Rice Baby!’ chant a bit too seriously by advancing the modelling gig for Muller Rice. For those unknowing, Muller Rice is a British brand that is known for its rice puddings, yoghurts and other dairy-based …

A Clash of Opinions.

Declan Rice looks to be the happiest man in England after finally winning a trophy with his childhood club West Ham United. The Englishman has been part of the club since he joined their youth academy as a 15-year-old, having spent his initial youth years at Chelsea. The 24-year-old has since taken great strides with …

While top-flight Football gets all the attention in most nations, other levels of the game often get left out. Be it lower-division Football, non-league Football, or even Youth Football at the highest level, the senior-most league usually rakes in all of the fanfare, leaving the others little to contend with. This makes it especially lovely …

With seven different London-based clubs competing in the Premier League this season, there’s a London Derby being contested almost every match week.  Matchweek 24 saw yet another one, as Spurs crossed paths with their East London neighbours West Ham United at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.  The game held major significance for both sides, as a …

After cruising past Senegal in a 3-0 victory, England now finds themselves in the final 8, and by extension, one step closer to making history. This World Cup‘s English contingent has a rather special aura around it, packed with brimming young talents and some vastly experienced veterans, the squad balance is top-notch. And aside from …

Being a prominent footballing nation, the England National Football Team has been no stranger to capping players with diverse heritage.  It’s a relatively common practice in modern Football, as players are given the choice to represent their ancestral, given they’re invited of course. Similarly, the Three Lions have also had stars play for them despite …

The typically argumentative tendencies of Football Twitter have crept up once again, and this time, the debate revolves around 2 of the standout No. 6’s this season. It all began after another reliably sound opinion from Gabriel Agbonlahor, who was asked for his pick between Declan Rice and Casemiro on TalkSport Edge. The former Aston …

All is not well at West Ham United, as the Hammers currently sit in the bottom spot after losing their 3rd game in a row to Brighton and Hove Albion.  The London outfit looked eager to shrug off their winless record and started with promise, but it soon dwindled after Alexis Mac Allister scored from …

West Ham United was on course to trouble the usual suspects of the Premier League and almost threw one of them out of the top four. But a lethargic finish to the last leg of the season saw them drop points and submit themselves to the abyss of the newly mounted UEFA Europa Conference League.   …

Following his Hammer of the Year presentation (awarded to the best West Ham player every season) earlier this week, West Ham’s Declan Rice has capped off yet another impressive year at the club. The 23-year-old defensive midfielder is also set to finish with his best scoring tally of 4 goals and 5 assists in all …

It has been a season to remember for West Ham’s Declan Rice. After his influential performances helped England reach the finals of the European Championship, he has also led the Hammers from the front to a Europa League semi-final and has kept the club in the hunt to qualify for Europe for the second time …

West Ham United‘s fairytale Europa League endeavour ended in nightmare fashion against Eintracht Frankfurt.  In front of a partisan crowd at the Deutsche Bank Arena, the Hammers suffered a major blow to their final aspirations as Aaron Cresswell was sent off early on.  Initially deemed worthy of a yellow by ref  Jesús Gil Manzano, he eventually …

Sunday night’s final fixture saw Arsenal continue their quest for a top 4 finish as they faced a tough test against David Moyes’ West Ham United at the London Stadium. With the North London side heading into the game in high spirits after beating both Chelsea and Manchester United, Rob Holding’s header off a corner …