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So, it's happened. No interest in dwelling on the politics of it all, but it will have some pretty far-reaching consequences in football terms.

Martial, Payet, Lukaku and Kante would not have been able to get work permits had Brexit happened earlier...got a feeling the landscape of football transfers is about to shift massively...again!

The signings of relative unknowns from Europe will nosedive, meaning young British player's value will will skyrocket...again. Suddenly Chilwell for 10m, will be a bargain, I actually think we should go for it now, thought it was an insane amount for him yesterday!

For those that didn't already know/ understand- a player from a top 10 nation will only be granted automatic working rights in the UK if they have played 30% of international games in 2 years prior to transfer.

11-20 ranked nations must have played 45% of international games
21-30 is 60% of games
31-50 is 75% of games

Be prepared for some ridiculous transfer fees (even by today's standards) being seen over the next 5 years.

The foreign footballer work permit rule, as i understand, was intended to ensure the development and career progress of local players, and the improvement of the English game, was not hindered by an influx of foreigners.

But that was rubbish.
The FA has neglected youth development for decades and any barriers to decent foreign footballers will only see a decline in the standard of the local game.

I can't see why a foreign player has to be an international to be eligible to play football in England. Isn't that discrimination?

It was discrimination to non EU players and now there will be no discrimination as all foreign players will be treated the same way. So if EU immigration is to be restricted as the leavers want, then there will be less eligible EU players and therefore prices of English players will rise and the level in the premiership will fall. Obvious.

Yeah I suppose it's meant to encourage the use of English players rather than foreigners. In theory it's good for the English national team, but in reality it will just result in very average players' value being inflated, even more so than before. Carroll for 35m type transfers could become normal.

I fear the EPL will follow the England route now, ie, decline.

We might finally be in with a sniff of a chance at the PL title in a few years time then if that's the case.

Is it a work visa condition imposed by the FA or by the immigration department?

The same conditions do not apply for all foreigners that want to work in England, i.e. you dont have to be the be a superstar celebrity chef to get a restaurant job or an oscar winning actor to get a work permit to work in a film.

Why does a foreign footballer have to be an established international before he can work in England then?

I think the condition has been forced by the FA so as to protect the national grown players, but to protect the EPL from a decline because of EU players needing to qualify, they might review the conditions.

Brexit may just be the most infuriating word collaboration since j-lo or chillax

Not as bad as Jedward!