Declan Rice and his England team-mates celebrated into the early hours of Wednesday morning after the midfielder won his 50th cap for his country and captained the team for the first time.
The likes of Jude Bellingham and James Maddison were present at the celebrations, which, perhaps surprisingly, were hosted by comedian and West Ham fan James Corden and singer Harry Styles.
Choosing top-rated venue Chiltern Firehouse as their location, Rice, Corden and Styles partied until 4am before heading out early in the morning, in a celebration that included several of Rice’s international teammates.
It was a crossover that perhaps few saw coming, but what other relationships between celebrities and footballers exist that you may not know about?
sport mail has taken a look at some of the other sports stars who rub shoulders with mainstream millionaires.
Declan Rice (pictured) has entered into a relationship with actor and presenter James Corden.
Declan Rice earned his 50th international cap (and captained England) at Wembley on Tuesday and was feted by teammates and celebrities after the game against Belgium.
Jude Bellingham (left) and James Maddison (right) were two of the English stars who attended the party.
Neymar and Lewis Hamilton
Brazilian legend Neymar formed a friendship with Lewis Hamilton through their love of F1 and the Formula One driver’s admiration for the country of Brazil.
On the eve of the 2023 Brazilian Grand Prix, Hamilton officially became an honorary Brazilian citizen, telling attendees at a special ceremony: “I really feel like I’m one of you now.”
The couple have met on several occasions, including the LOVE x Miu Miu magazine party during London Fashion Week in 2017 and last year’s Spanish Grand Prix.
Meetings are rare due to both stars’ busy schedules, but their friendship is a prime example of how two megastars in their respective sports can form a bond.
Lewis Hamilton (left) and Neymar (right) formed a friendship due to their interests in each other’s cultures.
The two have met on several occasions, including London Fashion Week in 2017.
Hamilton became a Brazilian citizen last year and Neymar is the model of Brazilian football.
David Beckham and Tom Cruise
David Beckham, who today is more of a celebrity than a former footballer, has been photographed countless times with Tom Cruise.
Cruise attended Beckham’s ‘Welcome to Los Angeles’ party when he joined MLS side LA Galaxy in 2007, and they have even been spotted at a hockey game with their families in the past.
Cruise was reported to have helped Beckham and his Spice Girl wife Victoria meet other celebrities when they moved to the United States, although things soon took a turn for the worse once the British settled in the country.
“Tom did everything for them when they first moved to Los Angeles,” a source told The Mirror last year. ‘He practically gave them the keys to the city. He organized a party for them to meet everyone important and, as soon as they settled down, they kicked him out.
It has been widely reported that the Beckhams have tried to salvage the friendship, but have since gotten nothing from the Top Gun star. What could have been.
David Beckham (third right) and Tom Cruise (left) had a friendship when the former moved to the United States.
The pair became close and even reunited with their families before things soon took a turn for the worse.
Cruise helped Beckham adjust to life in America, but was reportedly ignored as the former footballer settled in.
Sergio Agüero and Drake
Musician Drake has a long love affair with sport, and is famous for regularly betting large sums of money on big events and appearing photographed in various football shirts over the years.
Manchester City is one of the teams whose shirts he has worn, and he was given one of his own when he met Sergio Agüero in 2019.
Aguero attended one of Drake’s shows at the Manchester Arena five years ago, met the star backstage and seemed a little star-struck for the encounter.
The two chatted and posed for a photo, and the image went viral on social media, although he suffered the much-speculated ‘Drake curse’ when he missed a penalty against Tottenham in the Champions League a few months later.
The likes of Jadon Sancho, Daniel Sturridge and Conor McGregor have all been victims of the alleged curse.
Former Manchester City and Barcelona striker Sergio Agüero (right) met Drake in Manchester in 2019
The two chatted and posed for a photo backstage at one of the musician’s concerts.
Ronaldo and Ed Sheeran
Ronaldo’s love of music was what helped form his friendship with Ed Sheeran, which may be the most unlikely relationship on this list.
“I met Ronaldo and he came to my concert and invited us to his house, which has a club,” Ipswich Town fan Ed Sheeran revealed to The Sun in 2017 about how he met the two-time Ballon d’Or winner.
‘We went there and he showed me my dance routine from the Thinking Out Loud video. He had learned it from his girlfriend, which was amazing.”
It was after a concert in Sao Paulo that the two met and had planned to do it again a couple of years later, Sheeran revealed.
“I can see (Ronaldo) again and that’s exciting,” he said. ‘I really like him. He was so cool. I got a shirt signed by him and it says, ‘For Ed, fuck.’ Ronaldo’.”
It’s unclear if they ever met again, but we’ll always have the picture.
Ed Sheeran (centre) was shocked when he discovered that Ronaldo (right) was a fan of his music.
Troy Deeney and Anthony Joshua
It was a humble beginning for this friendship, which was formed when the two sports stars met in a barbershop in Watford.
The former Hornets forward claimed he didn’t know who he was talking to at the time, but they hit it off over their common interests and were also able to bond over their rags-to-riches sporting journeys.
“I’ve never said I’m his best friend,” Deeney told The Mirror. ‘I’m just proud of what he’s achieved and I think we get on well because our backgrounds are similar.
‘We both grew up in an area where all the distractions were there. I made my mistakes and so did he when he was younger.
Troy Deeney (left) and Anthony Joshua (right) became friends after meeting in a barbershop.
Deeney said the two reconciled after realizing they had a lot in common, despite not knowing who Joshua was.
The pair have since become friends and appeared on an episode of Goalhanger’s Premier League Show a few years ago.
Deeney also congratulated the Brit after his heavyweight victory over Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley in 2017.
