David Cameron has been forced to deny the existence of a “Cameron Curse” on England’s top athletes following the rugby team’s early exit from the World Cup.
Cameron has been blamed for the poor performance of not only the rugby team, but also the cricket and football teams at their respective World Cups during his time as leader.
The curse apparently began when Cameron watched Andy Murray lose to Roger Federer in the 2012 Wimbledon final, and has supposedly reached into other sports too.
Speaking in an interview on LBC radio, the Prime Minister was clearly frustrated with the allegations, saying: “That annoys me so much. That’s nonsense. Who was Prime Minister this summer when we won the Ashes, thank you very much? I was PM when we had our best ever haul of Olympic medals.”
Looking back historically, perhaps it is harsh to lay the blame at Cameron’s feet – as we should be blaming the entire Tory Party instead. England’s two greatest successes on the world stage – winning the 1966 football and 2003 rugby World Cups – both came under Labour leadership.
Cameron's sporting curse again! #RWC2015
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The Tories, meanwhile, oversaw such disappointments as missing out on qualification for football’s 1994 World Cup, as well as losing Euro 96 on home soil.
Meanwhile, since Jeremy Corbyn took over as MP for Islington North, Arsenal have enjoyed their most successful period in their history, winning 15 domestic and European trophies – including an unbeaten season in 2003/04 under a Labour government.
