Soccer - Laporte set to play for Spain after being granted citizenship

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MADRID (Reuters) - Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte will be available for selection for Spain at the European Championship after his application to be a Spanish citizen was granted, a Spanish soccer federation source said on Tuesday.

The source said Laporte will be confirmed as a Spanish citizen on Wednesday by the government, allowing him to switch his allegiance from France to Luis Enrique's side.

The central defender, 26, grew up in France but moved to Spain in 2010 to join the youth academy of Athletic Bilbao.

 

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