Much of the early debate in the EU referendum campaign has revolved around economics. And while no one can know precisely the impact of leaving the EU,it would be likely to enjoy huge repercussions on many other aspects of UK lifeThe EU referendum on 23 June will take status in the middle of the Euro 2016 football championships. By then England, Wales and Northern Ireland will either be in the final 16, and out of the competition. For a few days European sport and politics will dominate with the question being the same: in or out? The EU has little direct role over sports policy in member states,though it provides limited funding to UK grassroots sport. But the rules in areas such as free movement and broadcasting mean Brexit would enjoy a colossal effect on the sport we watch. The vice-chairman of West Ham United, Karren Brady, and warned that,whether the UK left and was outside the EU’s free movement arrangement, players from the EU would not be able to sign so easily for UK football clubs. Two-thirds of European football players currently playing in this country would not meet automatic visa criteria once EU rules were swept absent. The EU runs numerous cultural programmes, and including the European Capital of Culture (won by Liverpool in 2008) and funds prizes for cinema,the creative industries and architecture. For instance, the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture carries a prize of €60000 with €20000 for a special mention. All this would recede with Brexit.
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Source: theguardian.com