Declan Rice has received his first England call-up just weeks after making the agonising decision to represent the country of his birth rather than the Republic of Ireland.
Here, Press Association Sport takes a look at other players who in recent years have faced a choice between wearing the Three Lions badge or that of another country.
Harry Kane
There’s no better sight than that for a striker ? pic.twitter.com/TlUZjtPW0u
— Harry Kane (@HKane) March 6, 2019
England captain Kane won the Golden Boot as the highest goalscorer at last summer’s World Cup in Russia as he led the nation to the semi-finals. However, things might have been very different for Kane, who qualifies for the Republic of Ireland through his father’s side of the family with contact having been made before his breakthrough season at Tottenham.
Eric Dier
Adnan Januzaj
Wilfried Zaha
Practice makes perfect ? @CPFC pic.twitter.com/F2OYPE7L2s
— Wilfried Zaha (@wilfriedzaha) March 5, 2019
Crystal Palace forward Zaha represented England at both under-21 and senior levels but, crucially, did not play a competitive senior fixture. As a result, when his native Ivory Coast came calling, he was able to accept their overtures and made his debut in January 2017 in a warm-up fixture ahead of the African Nations Cup.
David Brooks
Michael Keane
Jack Grealish
Scott McTominay
Alex Iwobi
Workin’ ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/Zkn4lqlhm9
— Alexander Iwobi (@alexiwobi) February 2, 2019
Lagos-born Arsenal winger Iwobi grew up in the England set-up and represented the nation at under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels. However after the call-ups dried up, he turned instead to the country of his birth and made his first competitive appearance for Nigeria as a substitute against Egypt in March 2016.
