Brexit Referendum Day

[Belsnickel]

I know we got into this topic in the Jo Cox thread, but I figured a thread for articles about the vote, polls, and eventually results would be a good thing for today. Since Brexit would have an affect across all of the west, this is meaningful to us as well.

I will start it off with an impact I hadn't thought about, but it's not as serious as some of the others being talked about. Well, unless you are a fan of soccer.

http://www.dw.com/en/how-would-brexit-affect-football-leagues/a-19348190?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

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How would Brexit affect football leagues?

The United Kingdom will vote in the Brexit referendum on Thursday. How would a Leave decision affect Europe's football leagues? DW's Stefan Bienkowski takes a look at the possible outcomes.
UEFA Europa League Liverpool BVB Dortmund Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

If the United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union in Thursday's referendum there will be wide-reaching consequences across the continent. One topic that has not been part of the endless media cycles leading up to the all-important vote is football.

Undoubtedly the most popular sport across the continent, the "beautiful game" has also grown in to a multi-billion euro industry within the United Kingdom and across the EU. Today players are able to move from one country to the next for huge fees and with very few obstacles.

A report commissioned by the BBC concluded that should Britain vote to leave the EU, the English Premier League – regarded as the most popular league around the world – would be “radically changed.” Moreover, without the free movement of labor that comes with EU membership, more than 400 players across the United Kingdom's four football federations would immediately lose the right to play within their leagues.