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Originally Posted by Locke
Why are the English even allowed to play in this tournament? They're not even part of 'Europe' anymore! Remember that whole little Referendum they had that caused a minor kerfuffle?
England isn't a part of Europe and shouldn't be allowed in the tournament.
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UEFA pre-dates the EU and many countries are members that aren't in the Union, like Ukraine, Russia or Turkey.
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Originally Posted by troutman
And there is the question if England is truly a country. England does not have on Olympic team.
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A historical artifact of how football developed and became regulated.
The 4 separate British football associations still have over-sized influences on the rules of football, with at least two needed to agree with FIFA to make changes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intern...ociation_Board