From eating pancakes before matches to running faster than 30 kilometres an hour, to scoring two unbelievable three kicks against Rail Madrid on one unforgettable night.

It's Rice again!

Part two on the story and journey of Declan Rice is out now.

From huge goals to quiet leadership, this is the

continued story about hard work, bravery and going up the levels. For super listeners on Patreon

and on Apple podcast subscription. Hello and welcome to the Football for Kids podcast with me, Darren Reese.

And welcome to a brand new episode on the Barcelona and England player Marcus Rashford.

Last time we covered an episode on Marcus Rashford on the main podcast was way back in January

2023 and a lot has happened between now and then.

So from January 20203 to the current day, let's have a look at Marcus Rashford's journey. His moments at Manchester

United to the current day at FC Barcelona. Before we get into the episode properly, two very

quick shoutouts. One is an Apple podcast five-star review from Harry. It says, hey, great podcast. My name is

Harry and I love listening to your podcast. I play for Downend Saints Football Club under

sevens. Can you give a shout out to my teammates, James, Ozzie, Isaac and Max. Please can have an episode on Leonel Messi.

Well, Harry, a massive shout out to you, of course, and also a massive shout out to every

single person you mentioned and everybody else in your football team. And, of course, to your

brilliant coaches who give up their time and put the team together

and get you winning and out on that pitch no matter what the weather is.

And the last one says, Hi Darren, I'm Bobby, I'm eight years old and I love your podcast.

I listen to it when I'm in the car with me Mammy and my daddy and my brother Harvey, who is six years old.

We listen to it on long journeys. I support Liverpool, but my brother Harvey supports Arsenal.

Boo, says Bobby. My cousin supports Tottenham Hotspur, followed by another boo. We live in Dublin,

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