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Sport: Effective participation of migrants in sport

Code:
RED122
Key Area:
Public Life, Culture, Sport & Media
Strand(s):
Discrimination, Equality
19/01/2012 - 13:46
Short Answer

In amateur or professional sport there are no practical obstacles for migrants in participating, excluding to some extent the professional football.

Qualitative Info

In football, there is a limit of five third country nationals per team. Third country nationals should also obtain a work permit from the Employment Agency in order to sign a contract. The participation of EU nationals is not subject to any restrictions. However, players coming from non-EU countries, which are members of the European Economic Area, are also treated as third country nationals.

 Restrictions in other sports may only be applied as to the number of foreigners playing for one team, but this will be done only if it is necessary to comply with international standards or regulations.

In football, the number of foreign players in Bulgaria’s primary championship “A Group” for the season of 2011/2012 is 75, 20 of them come from Brazil.[1] There are no statistics on the representation of foreigners, migrants and representatives of ethnic minorities in other sports.

 

Groups affected/interested Migrants, Refugees
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Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Sport
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