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Rice has had his registration transferred to the country of his birth and it would not be a surprise to see him named in Gareth Southgate's squad later this month.
On Tuesday afternoon, the association released a statement about Rice winning the accolade, which reads: "Declan Rice has since opted to switch his allegiance to England. The FAI has completed his international transfer via the FIFA protocols and wishes him well in the future.
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