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Aaron Ramsdale opens up on Ed Sheeran and Rice duet at crazy England party

mirror.co.uk, 11 November 2021, 12:57
Aaron Ramsdale has opened up about the time that Ed Sheeran attended the England camp and sang with Euro 2020 star Declan Rice midway through the tournament in the summer

Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has disclosed details of an 'unbelievable' England party that saw Declan Rice sing with Ed Sheeran shortly before they beat Germany 2-0 during Euro 2020.

England brought the nation together with a fantastic display during the European Championships, but suffered heartbreak as they lost the final against Italy on penalties.

Gareth Southgate's side became a family, and closer than many other England squads in recent years, and multiple stories have come out since the summer about antics that went on behind the scenes amongst the camp.

Ramsdale is the latest to reveal an 'unbelievable' moment over the summer, as Sheeran got involved after England qualified top of their group.

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The new Arsenal goalkeeper has been in inspired form this season, as has Rice who was at the centre of Ramsdale's fascinating story from England's camp in the summer.

Ramsdale, speaking on Tubes & Ange Golf Life, said: "We had a golf day after the Czech Republic, Ed Sheeran came in and played a few songs for us and that one day everyone sort of let their hair down and then we obviously went on to beat Germany the week after.

"I'm sat there after we'd been to golf, we took Marcus Rashford and Dom Calvert-Lewin for their first ever round. The day before we were on the simulator and Marcus has gone 'Oh yea' [getting ready to swing] and he's gone 'Doof!', but the clubs come out of his hand and smashed into the simulator.

"Honestly the funniest thing! And everyone had seen Bukayo [Saka] trying to play golf but everyone was trying to do everything.

"We came back from the golf trip and just sat there, and Ed Sheeran is sat literally where the camera is - there were whispers but we were like 'naa, come on, he's not coming!'. But he's sat there, gets the guitar out and plays 6 or 7 songs.

"Dec [Rice] has to sing with him, I think Dec was late to a meeting or something, and he sang Wonderwall with him. So Dec is singing Wonderwall and halfway through the song Dec goes 'Yeh come on Ed, join in with me! Come on Ed, give us a bit!'

"But we're all singing, it's like a little private concert and then we went inside, and basically put the phone on and had a little bit of a DJ and dancing around.

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"Everyone was in a circle, one of the last songs was Adele and everyone linked arms - some of the best. The place where St George's is, there's nothing around, so making that place like an arcade, it was unbelievable.

"I think Harry Kane sorted Ed Sheeran. He's just sat there and he's playing away. He's amazing as well. He's just like a student who's got an unbelievable talent - he loves it, absolutely loves it. And again, he had time for everyone. I collared him. Got some great pictures!

"So that night and that day Gareth got involved. We had a barbecue and whatnot, and all the staff were there - it was normal. It wasn't like 'That's Gareth' or 'That's Steve Holland'."

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