Farage slams FA for emasculating young men as poll puts him on course to win in Clacton
NIGEL Farage sparked a fresh row with the Football Association as a new poll put him on course to win his Clacton seat.
The Brexit champion accused the FA of emasculating young men by banning chants at footie matches.
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He insisted this suppression is why he and controversial influencer Andrew Tate have such massive followings among young men.
He first visited a boxing club in Clacton before speaking to hundreds of people – young and old – at a rally on the iconic pier of the Essex constituency.
His comments came as he embarked on a last-ditch bid to finally win a seat in Parliament with boxing star Derek Chisora by his side.
He arrived to loud cheers in a military vehicle before popping his head out to deliver his speech from its top.
It is Mr Farage‘s eighth bid to become an MP and a major poll has today predicted he is finally set to win.
The YouGov poll found Reform UK would win three seats, giving his campaign a huge boost.
As he spoke to reporters near a boxing ring, Mr Farage said about his appeal with young male voters: “I think a lot of young men feel emasculated.
“Look at the football. They’re told go to Germany, please don’t drink more than two pints of beer – you what? Don’t chant at the football matches – you what? Oh, don’t tell jokes that might offend the Germans, I mean, come on.
“We are trying to stop young men being young men – that’s why Tate’s got the following he’s got so what I’m doing is maybe a part of a similar phenomenon.”
Asked about who is trying to “stop young men being young men”, he said: “Everybody, everybody… Actually, the Football Association giving out these messages – ‘don’t chant at a football match’.
“If I couldn’t drink beer and chant at a football match when I was 21 I wouldn’t go.”
Mr Farage also insisted he would stay on as leader of the Reform if he loses.
On the party’s electoral prospect, he added: “This time next week you will find that Labour have got 37 percent (of the national vote) and their biggest ever majority.
“Reform will have got a huge number of votes and seats not commensurate with that number.
“And the demand for electoral reform by this time next week will be in full cry. It’s coming.”
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