There have been suggestions the violent scenes could deal a huge blow to the joint 2030 World Cup bid, but Ireland's former Prime Minister Leo Varadkar remains fully supportive of it. But Ireland's former Prime Minister launched a stinging attack against a small section of England fans who booed the Italian national anthem shortly before the Euro 2020 final clash. Boris Johnson said the UK will continue with its bid to host the World Cup in 2030 despite the violent scenes seen during Sunday's showpiece between England and Italy. During a national press conference on Monday evening, the Prime Minister condemned the actions of what he said was a "minority of people". The Prime Minister said: "This is a long and difficult process.

Source: Express July 12, 2021 21:56 UTC