OPINION: Football foul play

SPORT can be a wonderful force for unifying.

It brings people together, it builds allegiances and it is all about healthy, competitive fun.

That is why it is so appallingly sad to hear about expat children being denied the licence to play in Spanish amateur leagues.

As is too often the case, politics has totally missed the point. And innocent young boys and girls are paying the price.

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