Declan Rice and Mason Mount shoot some hoops on board yacht in Mykonos as England stars enjoy summer break after Euro 2020 heartbreak – with West Ham midfielder nailing basketball trickshot!
- England stars Declan Rice and Mason Mount swapped football for basketball
- The pair jetted off to Greek island of Mykonos after England’s Euros heartbreak
- The West Ham midfielder and Chelsea midfielder relaxed on a yacht on Sunday
England stars Declan Rice and Mason Mount swapped football for basketball as they continued to enjoy their summer holiday following Euro 2020 final heartbreak.
The pair jetted off to the Greek island of Mykonos following England’s penalty shootout defeat by Italy in the Euros final at Wembley on July 11.
Both Rice and Mount were seen singing along to Neil Diamond’s hit Sweet Caroline with Three Lions team-mates Luke Shaw and Kyle Walker at a restaurant in Mykonos over the weekend.
England stars Declan Rice (L) and Mason Mount (R) swapped football for basketball on holiday
Rice completed off the move with Mount with a lay up as the pair enjoyed some down time
Rice, Mount and Shaw continued their summer break on board a yacht with the West Ham midfielder and Chelsea midfielder shooting some hoops.
The Hammers man uploaded a clip of himself and close friend Mount exchanging a one-two before Rice, sporting a Chicago Bulls ‘Deccers 23’ jersey, finishes off the move with a lay-up.
Rice also uploaded a clip of himself executing the perfect backwards trickshot with a swish.
Rice also uploaded a clip of himself executing the perfect backwards trickshot with a swish
Rice, sporting a Chicago Bulls ‘Deccers 23’ jersey, celebrates his trickshot on board yacht
The 22-year-old also posted a picture alongside Mount and Luke Shaw on the boat
The 22-year-old also posted a picture alongside Mount and Shaw on the boat with the caption ‘holiday vibes’ on Sunday.
Rice, Mount and Shaw were seen sat down at a long table enjoying a meal, while a remix of Diamond’s famous song ‘Sweet Caroline’ was played out over the sound system, with Shaw and Mount banging the table in time to the beat on Saturday.
As the pre-chorus started, a topless Walker, holding his shirt in one hand, came over to the table with his arms outstretched, encouraging his team-mates to sing along.
Mount then joined in, as Shaw laughed and Walker waved his shirt around his head. Mount and Walker sang the chorus joyously while Rice filmed the singing on his phone.
Former Love Island contestant Josh Denzel, who was the main presenter of the daily Three Lions show that was run by the official England media team throughout the tournament, gained a friendly rapport with several players while interviewing them during the tournament and he was also at the table filming.
‘Sweet Caroline’ became the unofficial anthem of Euro 2020 – and the soundtrack to England’s summer – when Gareth Southgate’s players went over to the fans and belted out the song inside Wembley Stadium after beating Denmark in the semi-final.
Sportsmail reported on Friday that several other Three Lions players had jetted off to Mykonos on a lads’ holiday to cure their Euro heartache, with Jack Grealish, Kalvin Phillips, Ben Chilwell and Ben White also travelling there.
Marcus Rashford (above left) and Jadon Sancho (right) have jetted off on holiday together to the Turks and Caicos islands
HARRY MAGUIRE’S 2020 MYKONOS NIGHTMARE
Harry Maguire was arrested by a team of undercover police drafted in from mainland Greece to target organised crime in Mykonos last summer.
The incident was sparked after claims that the England star’s sister had been injected with a substance by two Albanian men as they waited for a minibus in the Fabrika part of the island. As a result a brawl broke out – including his brother Joe and friend Christopher Sharman.
The 28-year-old – who was found guilty of assaulting and trying to bribe Greek police – denied the accusations and claimed he was the victim just hours after the court ruling.
Maguire also told the BBC that he thought he was being kidnapped by fake police in Mykonos and that he tried to run away ‘in fear for his life’ after they hit him in the legs and told him he ‘won’t play again’.
Maguire launched an immediate appeal after being given a suspended prison sentence for his part in the brawl on the holiday island. Under Greek law, an appeal will see Maguire given a retrial with the higher tribunal having up to eight years to hear the case.
Despite the fact the legal proceedings could take place as late as 2028, Panaghiotis Poulios – the island’s chief prosecutor – has said he wants the case to closed sooner rather than later.
