Rice wins Ireland Young Player award despite England switch

Rice, 20, was an Ireland international with three caps at the time of the vote but all his appearances had come in friendlies, allowing him to change team and represent England, which is the country of his birth.

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Published 13 March 2019 5:50am

Source: Reuters

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Rice announced the move last month, describing it as "an extremely difficult decision", before the change was confirmed by world soccer's governing body FIFA on March 5.

The FAI International Awards will be held on Sunday.

England manager Gareth Southgate is set to name his squad this week for Euro 2020 qualifiers against Czech Republic and Montenegro later this month.

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(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Davis)

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Rice wins Ireland Young Player award despite England switch

Rice, 20, was an Ireland international with three caps at the time of the vote but all his appearances had come in friendlies, allowing him to change team and represent England, which is the country of his birth.

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