England supporters called Prime Minister Keir Starmer a “c***” during a World Cup qualifier against Andorra on Saturday night. The Telegraph has more.
Around 7,000 England fans travelled to Barcelona and with the match goalless, the foul-mouthed chants about the Prime Minister were clearly heard. To the tune of KC & The Sunshine Band’s 1982 song ‘Give It Up’, fans sang: “Na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na-na-na now, Starmer is a c*** is a c***, Starmer is a c***.”
Starmer was also in their sights when they sang: “Keir Starmer, is a w****r, is a w****r.”
Thomas Tuchel’s team were playing at a half-empty stadium after the fixture was switched from Andorra to Espanyol’s ground 125 miles away. At the time of the chanting towards the Prime Minister, England were struggling to break down their lowly-ranked opponents and supporters went through their repertoire of songs.
After the match, England manager Thomas Tuchel said he did not hear any offensive chanting. “If it happened, it’s not acceptable,” he said. “But I didn’t hear any offensive songs or chants.”
Saturday night is the first time England supporters have so notably taken aim at this prime minister. However, in 2018, the Football Association was warned about “political chants” by English fans during the World Cup in Russia. Fifa investigated the chanting of “No Surrender”, which is a reference to the Troubles, and other potentially discriminatory songs.
Earlier this season, police urged England fans to “respect local culture” when attending the Nations League match against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin.
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