If England win on Sunday Boris Johnson won’t benefit
Boris Johnson was at Wembley for England’s semi-final victory against Denmark. At least we now know who was booing the Danish anthem.
Johnson was wearing an ill-fitting England shirt over his ill-fitting shirt and jacket.
He does not of course actually like football.
The Tories made an Election ‘pledge’ in 2019 to provide funding for grassroots football to promote a bid for the UK to host the 2030 football World Cup.
The funding of course just replaced some of the money the Tories had cut from this area since 2010.
Johnson has also given media interviews underlining his love for football but as many will know, he is a politician who is incapable of telling the truth
Sonia Purnell author of the best biography of Johnson, Just Boris, writes of his attendance at the South African Football World Cup (in an earlier bid to get a future World Cup for the UK):
‘no great football fan himself, he is more of a rugby man’.
Johnson will no doubt try to reap some electoral benefit if England win on Sunday.
It seems most unlikely. Many football fans will already know that it is not the favoured sport of the Old Etonian and most will recall that only a few weeks ago he was relaxed about ‘fans’ booing the England team for taking the knee against racism.
Keir Starmer who is a genuine football fan (even if it is Arsenal) and has attended previous England games over the years as a fan might perhaps benefit except for the unfortunate reality that he seems incapable of turning any occasion to Labour’s advantage
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