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Celtic, Rangers To Play In England As Premier League Remodeling Gets Underway
- Welsh teams, Cardiff City and Swansea, have actively participated in the English Premier League
English Football Association has disclosed plans to rejig the current structure of the Premier league to allow for participation of more teams outside England in a new league format that will be called the British Premier League.
These moves would see teams from Scotland and Northern Ireland take part in the British Premier League.
According to MirrorUK, the new proposals are part of the plans to revamp the Premier League which also include reducing the number of participating teams from 20 to 18.
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino has lauded and assented to the innovation, as he has declared support for “cross-border leagues”.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson would also be hoping the introduction of these Scottish teams help stampede growing independence calls.
The reports confirmed that the top six clubs in England have already signaled their approval for the addition of Scottish teams Celtic and Rangers to the Premier League.
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News about the remodeling of the English Premier League is coming in the wake failed plan by twelve top European teams to create the new European Super League off the UEFA Champions League.
Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool and Chelsea were the six English teams who initially subscribed to the European Super League.
Welsh teams, Cardiff City and Swansea, have actively participated in the English Premier League even though they are from Wales.
Surprisingly, Swansea won the 2013 English League Cup now known as the Carabao Cup all the way from Wales.
Great Britain have been the qualifying team to the Olympics with athletes from all nations under the British Royalty representing GB.
The addition of Scottish teams to the Premier League would make the Northern Ireland teams also a likely access in future.
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