Readers' blog: Brexit boon for promising Irish soccer players

An aspect of Brexit that has been overlooked until it came to my mind with the change of manager and failure of the Republic of Ireland football team to score in the past number of matches — or indeed to make a success of any of the recent competitions in which they have been involved.

One might hope (for the sake of international soccer in the Republic of Ireland) that the number of foreign players (from the European Union) in the Premier League in England will become less and less with the departure of the UK from the EU.