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BrexitWatch: What Happens to the Premier League's Foreign Stars?

Britain's multi-billion dollar football industry braces itself for Brexit

Nobody knows what will happen to the hundreds of UK-based European footballers when Britain leaves the EU, but one popular gaming franchise has decided to explore the possibilities by building new 'Brexit scenarios' into the gameplay. The latest edition of the soccer simulation game Football Manager will challenge players to deal with any one of three kinds of Brexit agreement, which can occur at any point in the game. Miles Jacobson, director of the Football Manager franchise, told Dan Damon how he came up with the idea.

(Photo: Manchester United's Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho. Credit: Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

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