DECLAN RICE burst into laughter after realising just how young Lamine Yamal was.
Rice was speaking to the media at England’s final press conference before the Euro 2024 final this evening.
And the England man was asked to discuss Spain‘s breakout star, Yamal, who has played much of this tournament as a 16-year-old.
The Barcelona youngster turned 17 yesterday, having fired Spain into the final of the Euros with a brilliant goal in the semi-finals against France days before.
When speaking about the Spanish phenomenon, Declan Rice laughed as he said: “As soon as we won the game [against the Netherlands] I saw a stat that he was 12 when Covid hit.
“So, that was pretty scary that he was 12-years-old when Covid was around so it …