Brexit, EU and UEFA.

Aladetoyinbo, Muyiwa (2019): Brexit, EU and UEFA.

Abstract

In March 2017, the UK voted to leave the EU in what is now popularly known as Brexit. The decision of the UK has raised many fundamental questions about the relationship between EU law and UK football, and the participation of UK football teams in UEFA tournaments. The also paper addressed the the applicability of EU economic freedom principles to UK football.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Brexit,UK, UEFA, EU, FIFA, football, CJEU, economic freedom.
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F13 - Trade Policy ; International Trade Organizations; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F15 - Economic Integration; F - International Economics > F5 - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy > F55 - International Institutional Arrangements; K - Law and Economics > K0 - General > K00 - General; K - Law and Economics > K3 - Other Substantive Areas of Law > K31 - Labor Law; K - Law and Economics > K3 - Other Substantive Areas of Law > K37 - Immigration Law

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