BBC forced to apologise as Declan Rice swears twice in X-rated interview during West Ham Europa Conference trophy parade
THE BBC were forced to apologise after Declan Rice swore twice when being interviewed during West Ham's trophy parade.
Rice captained the Hammers to the Europa Conference League trophy, their first success in over 50 years.
David Moyes' men were given a hero's welcome upon their arrival back home and fans came out in their numbers to celebrate the moment with them.
Rice was being interviewed after the parade when he accidentally let off an F-bomb.
He said: “I’m lost for words.
"You hear Billy Bonds, Bobby Moore and now to lift that trophy for this football club… it’s not hit me yet to be honest but it is so f****** special. I’m lost for words, it’s just incredible.”
The first apology was issued on the BBC, but Rice could not contain himself as he continued: “These are the best fans in the world for me.
"Two years in a row we’ve had European competitions, they travel all round the world to watch us, pre-season, Europe and to be honest I didn’t expect this many people here tonight.
"But it is West Ham, we’re f****** massive, ain’t we?! Yes!”
West Ham celebrated their first piece of European silverware since Bobby Moore's Hammers won the European Cup-Winners’ Cup in May 1965.
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Moore - who lifted the World Cup for England a year later - and his team-mates were greeted by fans from the balcony of East Ham Town Hall.
This time, it was led by manager Moyes and club captain Rice, who may have played his last game in claret and blue.
Hammers owner David Sullivan told : "I think it has to be [his last game].
"We promised him he could go. He set his heart on going. You can't ask for a man who has committed more to us this season.
"In due course, he has to get on and we have to get a replacement - or several replacements.
"It's not something we want to happen. We offered him £200,000-a-week 18 months ago. He turned it down.
"It's cost him £10million to stay at West Ham in that time (in lost wages). And he wants to go.
"You can't keep a player who doesn't want to be there."
