England football fans chant ‘Keir Starmer is a c---'

Telegraph

4 hours ago

England supporters called Prime Minister Keir Starmer a 'c---' during the World Cup qualifier against Andorra.
Around 7,000 England fans travelled to Barcelona and they turned on Starmer during the clash with the team ranked 173rd in the world rankings.
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.
At half-time, there were boos from the crowd after England failed to score in the first 45 minutes.
While it is the first time supporters have taken aim at the Prime Minister, the Football Association was previously been warned about 'political chants' by English fans during the World Cup in Russia in 2018.
Fifa looked into the chanting of 'No Surrender' by supporters and other potentially discriminatory songs. Earlier in the season, police urged England fans to 'respect local culture' when attending the Nations League match against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin.
England fans also sang God Save The King, and there was controversy over the national anthem earlier this season when Lee Carsley, a former Republic of Ireland international, did not sing it during his time as England's interim manager.
Tuchel says he has to 'earn the right' to sing the national anthem. 'I feel that it is not just a given. You cannot just sing it. That's why I decided that I will not sing it in my first matches,' the German said.