Brexit and the Premier League: perspectives from a boundary-making approach.

In the aftermath of Brexit's referendum polls, there were many predictions as to what its impact would be for the United Kingdom. While its socio-economic consequences have often featured as the main topic of discussion, this may lead to people overlooking its significance regarding its redefining of the British political community. One social field in particular which may see these dynamics play out is sports. More particularly, looking at England's favourite pastime, football and its top division, the Premier League, can be quite revealing in understanding how sports can contribute to defining the nation. Following from this idea, the theoretical framework of boundary-making processes is applied to the Premier League and its Brexit contextualisation. The findings from this approach demonstrate the government's underlying efforts in redefining the country's political community away from Europe through the sports regulation changes associated with Brexit. However, these are also found to be mitigated by the influence of external actors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]