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West Ham United forward Michail Antonio to switch allegiance to Jamaica in bid to play at World Cup

According to The Telegraph, West Ham United forward Michail Antonio is ready to switch allegiance from England to Jamaica in a bid to play at the next World Cup. The 30-year-old was approached back by the Caribbean island nation back in 2016, but he chose to represent the Three Lions internationally. The West Ham star was called up by former England manager Sam Allardyce in his first squad in August 2016 for a 2018 World Cup qualification match against Slovakia. However, Antonio was an unused substitute. Current Three Lions manager Gareth Southgate invited the versatile forward to his squad for the friendly match against Germany and the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Lithuania in March 2017.