Because he's a former Irish international, same as these guys - https://foot.ie/threads/107348-Irish...=1#post1071466
It's my view that all current and former Irish internationals should remain in the Ireland forum, it just makes more sense to me as they're a part of our history, whether we like it or not. If Rice is to be discussed on foot.ie in the future, it'll either be in the written or unwritten context of him being a former Irish international. I don't think anybody is going to be discussing his English or club credentials in isolation, the way one might with Gerrard or Lampard, who obviously belong in World Football.
Plus it reeks of "Betray us and you'll be banished to the cobwebs of World Football".
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