📣 #Football and #Brexit: a #SportsLaw thread

The @FA issues revised rules on the #GBE/ #WorkPermit system, relating to transfers of non-UK (incl. EU) nationals to English clubs, effective 1 January 2021, following the #UK's departure from the #EU.

Overview 👇; analysis🔜(1)
Non-UK nationals will require the endorsement of The @FA before they can play in the @premierleague or @EFL.

⚽️ Players from the @FIFAcom #Top50 nations may qualify for an #AutoPass
⚽️ Others must score 'points' based on various criteria - 15 = magic number! (2)
Senior players can accumulate points across 6 different criteria 👇 (3)
Youth players ( #U21) may also gather points across 6 separate criteria 👇

Note:
❗️U21 players may also qualify for points under the 'senior' route, but double recovery of points is not permitted.

❗️ @FIFAcom restrictions on the international transfer of minors will apply. (4)
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