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Published 10:54 21 Mar 2019 GMT
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Michael played 24 times for the country at under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. The former Manchester United defender has since earned five senior caps for England.
Keane is currently in the squad for the upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Montenegro, where he made the comments about his time as an Ireland underage international.
"I always felt like I belonged with England, that's why I always dreamed of playing for England," he said on BBC 5 Live when asked about his experience of playing for two countries, as Declan Rice did.
"When I was with Ireland, I wasn't good enough to play for England at that time. And I was only young and small and still developing. "I had in the back of my head that hopefully one day I could play for England. "I know when I switched, I felt really, really English. My dad's Irish, but I don't know any of his Irish family, so I've never really felt like I'm fully Irish. "I don't know how Declan feels, but that was part of my thinking behind my choice."
Keane also expressed his sympathy for Rice, who is set to make his second international debut over the coming days.
The West Ham United midfielder played three times for Ireland before switching to England, the country of his birth.
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