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By John Cross Declan Rice has insisted he will talk to Ben White and try to persuade his Arsenal team mate to change his mind on his England snub. Arsenal midfielder Rice, who will captain England at Wembley against Belgium, admitted he plans to seek to White as soon as he gets back to his club. Gunners defender White caused a huge storm after making himself unavailable to England boss Gareth Southgate for the back-to-back friendlies with Brazil and Belgium. It came after White flew home early from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and there appears no way back despite the defender’s excellent form …

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