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Brexit, English Football, Bosman Ruling and Work Permits: All Explained

Britain just voted to leave the European Union (EU) and the world has gone bonkers with the #Brexit. So basically a referendum was held on Thursday as to whether Britain should leave or stay in the EU and the leave won by 52% to 48%. The decision of Britain to be the first country to leave the EU brings in bad news for football followers as it might change the landscape of the English Premier League (EPL) for bad. The one of the concerns for the EPL clubs now will be regarding the Bosman Ruling? Britain’s exit will nullify the Bosman judgement which could result in the stagnation of the English, Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh football leagues. What is this Bosman Ruling? Various articles of the EU Treaty talks about the ‘freedom of movement for workers’ and the ‘freedom of association’. In the year 1990, a relatively unknown Belgium player Jean-Marc Bosman filed a case against his former employers after he was not allowed to leave despite the expirati...