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THE BREXIT EFFECT

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
1 September 2016

JAMES RICHARDS looks at what the British people’s decision to leave the EU could mean for our football…

LEAVING the EU has, of course, a number of ramifications that could clearly affect football, the most obvious being the free movement of labour.

If the decision is taken to treat EU citizens the same as those from outside its borders then, according to BBC analysis carried out in March, 332 players from the top two tiers in England and the Scottish Premiership could be affected.
It is probably quite unlikely that EU players will suddenly have to meet the Home Office cr...

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