28 Jun, 2023

Opportunity Knocks: Major GBE Changes For Women’s Teams in England

28 Jun, 2023

Andy Watson explores some massive changes in how the women's game can secure GBE permits for players

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23 Jun, 2023

Introducing Banding Changes: The new GBE guidance and what it means for recruitment

23 Jun, 2023

James Nalton looks at the second big set of changes to the GBE regulations, banding changes which may significantly affect how clubs recruit from non-domestic markets

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21 Jun, 2023

Introducing ESC: the new GBE guidance opens up recruitment post Brexit

21 Jun, 2023

Andy Watson, co-author of the Analytics FC 'Brexitball' report on the GBE system, casts his eye over the latest set of changes to how work permits function

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03 May, 2023

The Irish Market: Brexit, England, and Europe

03 May, 2023

Andy Watson examines Great Britain's closest neighbour and how GBE has affected the market across the Irish sea

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09 Nov, 2022

Analytics FC Release Report Revealing Full Impact of Brexit on UK Football

09 Nov, 2022

An independent report uncovering the true impact of immigration regulations on the UK football market introduced post-Brexit has been released today by Analytics FC.

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29 Sep, 2022

Brexitball: The Summer 2022 Transfer Window

29 Sep, 2022

Andy Watson reviews the last window and draws some conclusions about how changes in work permit regulations have impacted the market

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01 Sep, 2022

The Case of Justin Kluivert: Why Selling Clubs Need To Do Their GBE Homework Too

01 Sep, 2022

Andy Watson, the author of our Brexitball series, looks at the Justin Kluivert case and explains why European clubs need to be aware of GBE regulations The GBE (Governing Body Endorsement) rules came back into the mainstream media yesterday as Fulham were denied a work permit to sign A.S....

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06 Jun, 2022

Brexitball: Exporting Young Talent

06 Jun, 2022

Andy Watson looks at the impact of Brexit on young British outgoing talents in this Brexitball piece. Throughout this Brexitball series, we have focused on the talent which is being imported into the UK. However, the Brexit border regulations function in both directions. In this piece, we will turn...

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25 May, 2022

Brexitball: How Should WSL and Championship Clubs Handle GBE?

25 May, 2022

Andy Watson takes a look at the way that WSL and Championship clubs should respond to the GBE regulations post-Brexit. Our last article brought to light the Governing Body Exemption (GBE) regulations for the women’s game in England. As always, whenever new legislation is brought into effect, there is...

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20 Apr, 2022

Brexitball: The Women’s Game

20 Apr, 2022

Andy Watson takes a look at how the GBE regulations impact on the women’s game. All too often when legislation is enacted which affects sport, the focus is only on the perceived impact on the men’s game. But the imposition by the Home Office and English Football Association of...

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