da casino： Love or hate politics, it’s taken over as the nation’s big talking point this week, even beating Chelsea’s Premier League title win! The General Election is, of course, much more important than 22 men kicking a ball around a rectangle of grass, but there’s no reason we cannot think of a world where the two combine, yeah?
da realsbet： Stay with us, as here are five politician/footballer match-ups we’d love to see…
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Boris Johnson vs. Paul Scholes – tackle contest
Paul Scholes was many things as a footballer. An excellent passer, and experienced playmaker, a scorer of goals… but he could not tackle. The former England international was frequently in a different time zone to his opponent when attempting to win the ball, with rash tackles commonplace in his game.
So, it would be interesting to see him face off with London’s Mayor, Boris Johnson. The wavy haired bumbler featured in a charity match once upon a time, producing the above horrific challenge!
It would be interesting to see who’s the worst tackler: Boris or Paul…
Tony Blair vs. Andy Carroll – header face-off
As the above video shows, former Prime Minister Tony Blair was a dab hand at head tennis. The ability to cushion the ball and keep a back and forth going is quite a skill, so we think he could take on one of the best in the business when it comes to head-butting the football… Andy Carroll!
The one time £35m England international would give Blair a run for his money, but the ex-PM could lure Liverpool into a making a £50m offer for him should he beat the big Geordie.
John Prescott vs. Wayne Rooney – Boxing!
Wayne Rooney hit the headlines recently for some amateur boxing in his kitchen with former team-mate Phil Bardsley. Although he was KO’d by the defender, we think a comeback bout could be arranged…. against John Prescott.
The politician is famous for his reaction to being ‘egged’ in 2001, as he swung out at the culprit on a visit to Rhyl. Ding, ding, DING!
Nigel Farage vs. Roger Johnson – Drinking contest
Farage loves a drink. Pictures of him sipping pints of ale or lager are commonplace, which is normal. But if he wants a drinking buddy, or opponent, in the footballing realm, he should look no further than Roger Johnson.
The 32-year-old Charlton defender allegedly turned up for training bladdered in his Wolves days back in 2012.
David Cameron vs. Mike Ashley – who’s the most frugal…
The current PM has had to make cuts in his tenure. He inherited the role with the UK in financial peril, and his work has, thus far, been respectable, despite criticism of tax regulations surrounding high earners.
Although not a footballer, Mike Ashley is known for his ‘money saving’ ways at Newcastle, form whom he’s sold, bartered and done just about anything to make a profit. We’re picturing some sort of contest negotiating cheap deals at the market challenge…