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Rice handed face-mask as he chats with Czech duo Soucek and Coufal

England star Declan Rice was urged to keep his distance from his Czech West Ham team-mates Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal after the trio were seen joking at laughing by the pitch at Wembley on Tuesday evening.

Following England's 1-0 win over Czech Republic – which saw the Three Lions finish top of their Euro 2020 group – Rice was spotted catching up with his two familiar opponents, before a member of staff approached the group and handed them each a face-mask.

The no-risk approach comes hours after England duo Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell were sidelined until next Monday after coming into contact with Scotland's Billy Gilmour, who tested positive for Covid.