Two years ago, when the results of the public's vote on whether Great Britain should leave the European Union ended, Betway spokesman Alan Alger said "Britain voting to leave the EU is the worst non-sporting result Betway has ever had – a true political betting bloodbath". It seems that bookmakers - and a considerable part of the population - didn't expect the result to be "leave". But here we are, with mere days left until the deadline, and the press riddled with scandals related to what many consider general incompetence surrounding the arrangements regarding the matter. It is hard to assess the real impact the event will have on the UK but one thing's for certain: it will impact British football as a whole. Let's see a few hints on how.

The event will have a major impact on the Premier League clubs mostly because of their many foreign players. Last year, more than half of the Premier League clubs had at least a dozen foreign players in their first team, and if no deal between the clubs and the FA can be reached, they will have to be sidelined until they obtain a work permit (just like non-EU players do today) - and even then, at least half of the first-team squads will have to consist of "homegrown" players.

When it comes to young talent trickling into English football, the effects will be felt here, too. Players will have to be 18 or older to be able to "work" in the UK, limiting the clubs' ability to recruit from outside the country. Under these regulations - should they have been enacted earlier - a large number of valuable players couldn't have joined the ranks of teams like West Ham (Noah Sylvestre), Manchester United (Timothy Fosu-Mensah) and others.

If everything remains as it is today, the foreign players set to be transferred to British clubs would need to obtain a Governing Body Endorsement from the FA. This is granted based on a series of criteria that might be hard to meet by some of them. Among others, the FA requires the players to have played in a certain percentage of competitive games for their national teams, criteria that would be hard to meet in case of certain players from the clubs of some lower-ranking nations. The clubs could bring the case of those not qualifying for an endorsement (or a work permit) to the FA's Exceptions Panel that could grant an exception based on transfer fees or wages - and this would incline the balance toward the wealthier clubs that can afford to pay such sums.

A lot depends on how Britain actually leaves the EU. Other than that, there's a lot of uncertainty and we can only hope that the post-BREXIT situation will be good for both the local players and the clubs willing to sign international talent. There are only a few days left for us to find out...