Declan Rice: Pancake fuel
The England midfielder has swapped pre-match superstitions for a pancake ritual. Rice revealed during England’s Euro 2024 media interactions, “I have four pancakes before a game. Covered in syrup honey. I swear to God, it’s the best thing… honestly, it’s been a game-changer,” he has said. On late kickoff days, Rice has admitted he sometimes eats as many as eight pancakes, joking that the habit has “got out of hand”, but insisting it gives him the energy to “rattle around the pitch” for the full 90 minutes.
