Declan Rice clears up why his shorts were stained with a ‘very suspicious’ mark against Porto… after bending down to take a corner for Arsenal in the Champions League

Declan Rice has responded to rumors circulating on social media about a suspicious mark on his shorts during Arsenal’s match against Porto in the Champions League.

Despite Arsenal’s victory, attention was focused on Rice’s shorts, with football fans speculating that the England international may have had an unfortunate accident while on the pitch.

The discussion came That Peter Crouch Podcastprompting Steve Sidwell to contact Rice for clarification.

‘Dec, hello friend. Sorry, I’m just doing the podcast with Starky and Crouchy. A photo is circulating on social media in which you appear crouching to take a corner (it seems like the other night against Porto) and you have a dark stain on your shorts. Sidwell said.

By the way, great result. We’re just looking to confirm or deny… when you came in afterwards and took off your shorts, were there no drags?’ He continued.

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“If you could go back and confirm or deny that, that would be great, regards.”

The record-breaking midfielder responded: “I’ve seen it circulating and it looks very suspicious.” That’s because there’s nothing else around the shorts other than that area.’

“I can confirm there were no draggers, mate.” She added rice. “So I’m happy to assume it’s 100 percent mud.”

“I made some tackles and got into some positions… So yeah mate, it’s definitely not that.”

Rice confirmed that the mark on his shorts was not due to any mishap but rather mud from tackles during the game.

He assured listeners that there were no ‘skidders’ and explained the circumstances behind the branding.

The incident reminded me of Gary Lineker’s famous moment during a World Cup match in 1990, when he experienced a similar problem on the field due to illness.

Despite the speculation, Rice clarified that his situation was purely a case of muddy shorts from playing.