Footballers are, traditionally, a very superstitious bunch.
From putting socks on in a certain order to wearing lucky underwear, sticking to winning habits is fully part of the routine for pros.
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Well, most pros, except Declan Rice, it would seem.
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Because last night he swapped boots at half-time AFTER he had opened the scoring for West Ham in the Europa League against Rapid Vienna.
He traded his bright yellow and red Adidas X Speedflow (£180) for the silver Adidas 19.1 (£170) - a boot he has favoured most over the past couple years.
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After the match, West Ham's talisman revealed he'd predicted he was going to score, in a chat with Mark Noble.
Rice said: "It was funny - when I knew I was playing with Nobes tonight, I said to him I'm going to try and bomb on a little bit tonight, and I told him I'd score!
"When the opportunity came I saw there was a bit of space to run into as the play built up. If you don't make the runs you're not getting to get a chance and to score again is a really nice feeling. I wish it could be every week!"
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