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Premier League clubs owners urged the government on Thursday to explore measures to protect the competition from being damaged by Britain's impending departure from the European Union.
With the British government insisting it must regain the right to control immigration and end free movement from the EU bloc, the ability of England's top football clubs to sign players from Europe could be impeded.
After a meeting of executives from the Premier League's 20 clubs, the owners of Stoke and West Ham called for immigration exemptions to preserve the flow of top footballers from the continent.