Declan Rice wants his Arsenal teammate Ben White to reconsider his decision and make himself available to play for the England national team. White, who has been performing exceptionally well for his club, has not been selected for the national team since the 2022 World Cup. There were reports of a disagreement between White and England assistant Steve Holland, but England manager Gareth Southgate denied any such issue. Rice has been named as the captain for England's upcoming friendly against Belgium.
Declan Rice is hoping to convince Arsenal team-mate Ben White to make an international U-turn and become available to play for England . The 26-year-old White has starred for the Premier League leaders this season but has not featured in the national team squad since the 2022 World Cup. White returned early from Qatar for what the Football Association called “personal reasons” and reports later emerged of an alleged bust-up with England assistant Steve Holland.
England boss Gareth Southgate (pictured) recently confirmed that Ben White had made himself unavailable for selection (James Manning/PA) England manager Gareth Southgate denied any such fall-out when he announced his squad for the friendlies against Brazil and Belgium, with Rice now named as captain for the latter on Tuesday nigh
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