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Declan Rice has revealed how he 

ended up with his famous yet unconventional

 No.41 shirt at West Ham and why he 

would think twice about switching numbers.

Rice has worn 41 throughout his Hammers

 career and only moves away from it when 

on international duty where rules dictate 

all numbers must be between 1 and 26.

During Euro 2020 Rice was England's number

 four and has also donned the five, seven

, eight, 16, 17 and 18 shirts when on international

 duty. Despite chopping and changing

 when with England, Rice has now spent

 two seasons as the Three Lions number

 four and has settled upon this for his 

country, although he is not keen on 

moving away from his 41 jersey in 

club football.

Explaining to Gary Neville on The 

overlap how he ended up with No.41, 

Rice said: "It was just the number I 

was given in the academy by the kitman, 

when you are in the under-23s there are the

 first team squad numbers and then it 

gets to the higher numbers and I was 

given 41 when I went to Seattle on my 

first trip with the first-team. I was just

 given 41 and it has stayed with me since.

"And to be honest with you I have been

 having these conversations with my 

dad, regardless of what happens in my 

career I may stay with 41.

"I just think Rice 41 has a nice ring to it 

and obviously I have grown up playing

 in it and I am a bit superstitious with things

 like that, I don't know if I change to a 

new number if it will hamper my performances

, I don't know! Sometimes I think about

 things like that."

Neville asked the midfielder if number

 7 would suit him, to which Rice replied

 laughing: "Seven dog? Nah, not seven

 dog, no way. Either four or six, I think 

those are the standard numbers."

At West Ham the famous number six 

worn by Bobby Moore has been retired 

by the club and the four is worn by Kurt

 Zouma. Before Zouma signed in 

August the four would have been available

 to Rice but the England star is comfortable

 in his 41 shirt and has no intention 

of changing.