Premier League clubs call for Brexit immigration exemption

Football bosses call on government to safeguard future of players after country leaves EU

Juan Mata
(Image credit: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images)

Premier League chairmen have called on the government to exempt footballers from post-Brexit immigration rules, amid fears about impact leaving the European Union will have on the world's richest football league.

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