{"id":41863,"date":"2024-07-15T06:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T06:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/euro-2024-youre-useless-van-der-vaart-slams-100m-england-star\/"},"modified":"2024-07-15T06:00:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T06:00:12","slug":"euro-2024-youre-useless-van-der-vaart-slams-100m-england-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/euro-2024-youre-useless-van-der-vaart-slams-100m-england-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Euro 2024: You\u2019re useless \u2013 Van der Vaart slams \u00a3100m England star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Over \u00a3100m worth England and Arsenal star, Declan Rice, has been labelled a useless player.<\/p>\n<p>Former Dutch midfielder, Rafael van der Vaart slammed Rice, following England\u2019s poor outing at the Euro 2024 championship which ended on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>He described the 25-year-old as a \u2018useless\u2019 player who is only comfortable making back passes to defenders.<\/p>\n<p>England suffered a 2-1 loss against Spain in the Euro 2024 final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Nico Williams put Spain ahead in the 47th minute but Gareth Southgate\u2019s side found their equalizer in the 73rd as Cole Palmer found the back of the net.<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Oyarzabal then scored the winning goal for La Roja in the 86th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal star, Declan Rice flattered to deceive against Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Rice joined Arsenal from West Ham last summer for a reported initial \u00a3100 million fee.<\/p>\n<p>He became the most expensive English player, equalling the previous record held by Jack Grealish.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting angrily to his performance, Van der Vaart suggested the Englishman is not worth \u00a3100m.<\/p>\n<p>He said via AFC Ajax: \u201c\u20ac100M for Declan Rice. 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