Bogside club Derry City worry about life after Brexit


A general view of the Brandywell stadium, the home of Derry City football club in the Bogside area of Londonderry, Northern Ireland October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Phil Noble

LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - As politicians from Britain and the European Union wrangled over the fate of the Irish border and post-Brexit customs arrangements, the fans of a League of Ireland football club are unlikely to have been uppermost in their thoughts.

With a deal struck in Brussels, the focus turns back to whether lawmakers in London will approve it. For the supporters and staff of Derry City FC, hundreds of miles away from the corridors of power, the outcome is crucial.

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