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Brexit and Ferguson give Irish football a much-needed boost

For so long an economic basket case, the professional game here has suddenly become a more attractive proposition and the list of billionaires involved in the sport is growing

Chelsea’s Lewis Baker tackles Evan Ferguson of Bohemians at a friendly match in Dalymount Park in 2019. Ferguson now plays for British club Brighton. Picture: Inpho

Irish football’s no-man’s-land between reality and Evan Ferguson has entered a new phase.

The teenager from Bettystown scored off the bench last weekend for Brighton – in junk time against a team widely expected to be relegated, Luton Town. His compatriots pine for a goalscorer who is playing at the highest level of the game. So they were reassured when Tottenham legend Gary Lineker, with his 8.8 million Twitter followers, implored his former club to ...