싱가포르축구협회는 2016시즌부터 다시 송의영의 대표팀 합류를 추진했다. 2017시즌엔 더 적극적으로 나섰다. 일단 축구협회가 직접 영주권 발급을 위해 추천서를 제출했다. 영주권이 나오게 되면, 시민권 발급 심사로 넘어가게 된다. 최종적으로 시민권이 나오면 축구협회의 바람대로 싱가포르 대표선수가 될 수 있다. 송의영은 고민 중이다.
International career[edit]
During an interview conducted with Song in 2016, he stated that he was open to the idea of representing Singapore internationally. Song is a S Pass holder, and will meet the residency requirements of five years set by FIFA by the end of 2016 for him to become a naturalized Singapore citizen. Ex-Singapore national team coach Bernd Stange, also rated Song as one of the foreign players plying their trade in the S.League that can improve the national football team if they were to be naturalized.[5]
