Rishi Sunak surprised soccer followers by popping up at Southampton’s Championship conflict with Plymouth Argyle.
The Prime Minister was noticed within the hospitality part at St. Mary’s on Friday night. Sunak, who has brazenly acknowledged he’s a “massive football fan” up to now, talked to the Southampton mascots and smiled as he posed for footage with followers.
He then took his seat subsequent to the Saints hierarchy as he watched the motion unfold. But viewers had been left stunned at his allegiance as they took to social media to query his attendance.
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One X person requested: “Since when is Rishi Sunak a Southampton fan?,” whereas one other wrote: “NOBODY TOLD ME SUNAK WAS A SOUTHAMPTON FAN.”
A 3rd added: “I see ‘man of the people’ Rishi Sunak is watching his beloved Southampton tonight,” whereas a fourth tweeted: “Bet he hasn’t got a clue what’s going on.”
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(Image: AFC Bournemouth through Getty Images)
(Image: AFC Bournemouth through Getty Images)
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The TV cameras at one level panned out to point out one of many Prime Minister’s private photographers within the hospitality part, which followers used to additional query the authenticity of his help. “It was nice of the TV cameras to zoom out & show his personal photographer there for the natural ‘day out at the footy’ pics,” one viewer mentioned.
Another identified: “Rishi Sunak is at the Southampton game sat next to a man who’s got a camera fixed on him ready to catch any sort of authentic human emotions. As you do when you go to the football.”
Southampton gained the match 2-1 because of second-half objectives from forwards Carlos Alcaraz and Che Adams. Ryan Hardie pulled one again in stoppage time for Plymouth, however Russell Martin’s facet held out to not less than quickly transfer to inside two factors of second-placed Ipswich Town as they chase promotion again to the highest flight.
Sunak was additionally seen at St. Mary’s again in May after they drew 4-4 with Liverpool on the ultimate day of the season earlier than their relegation from the Premier League. The 43-year-old was born in Southampton in 1980.
He has claimed up to now that his favorite participant is famous Saints striker Matt Le Tissier. And he was given a card signed by the entire staff for his 18th birthday celebrations, which he referred to as considered one of his “most prized possessions”.