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Jonty Colman

Stuart Pearce defends West Ham's Declan Rice after Champions League transfer comments

Former West Ham United player and assistant manager Stuart Pearce has defended midfielder and captain Declan Rice following his recent Champions League comments.

On Thursday in a press conference ahead of England's round of 16 clash in the 2022 World Cup against Senegal, Rice spoke out about wanting to continue playing in the biggest matches.

While showing his ambition, he did say that he wanted to be playing in the biggest games more regularly, having reached sixth and seventh in the Premier League and playing in a Europa League semi-final with West Ham, his highest achievement at club level.

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