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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Alex Pattle

Declan Rice predicts who is the ‘future of English football’

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Declan Rice has said Jude Bellingham can be ‘the future of English football for the next 15 years’.

Bellingham started next to Rice at the centre of England’s midfield in their Nations League matches against Italy and Germany this week, and many observers felt that the 19-year-old did enough to secure a place in the Three Lions’ starting XI for their World Cup-opener against Iran in November.

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