(Reuters) - Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte will be eligible to play for Spain at next month's European Championship after world soccer governing body FIFA approved his switch from France on Friday.
Laporte had his application to be a Spanish citizen granted earlier this week and his change of association was passed by the FIFA Players' Status Committee.
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