Theresa May says she can emulate Liverpool’s comeback (to ‘remain’ in Europe’s elite football competition) to implement ‘Brexit’ (and exit from the EU)
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British Prime Minister Theresa May has compared herself to Liverpool football club in predicting she could make a remarkable comeback on Brexit even though Europe is winning and the clock is ticking.
The Guardian reports that in what appeared to be a scripted gag, she countered a suggestion from the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, that she could learn how to do well in Europe from Liverpool. The football team defeated Barcelona 4-3 in the Champions League semi-final after trailing 3-0 in the first leg.
Corbyn paid tribute to Manchester City for their Women’s FA Cup triumph before joking: “In view of the amazing performance of Liverpool last night, perhaps the prime minister could take some tips from Jürgen Klopp on how to get a good result in Europe.”
In remarks that suggest she still wants to achieve a Brexit deal before quitting, May said: “I actually think that when we look at the Liverpool win over Barcelona last night, what it shows is that when everyone says it’s all over, that your European opposition have got you beat, the clock is ticking down, it’s time to concede defeat, actually we can still secure success if everyone comes together.”
May seemed to have missed the fact that Liverpool’s win means they get to stay in Europe.
POLITICO adds that Liverpool were 3-0 down after the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona. But in an emotional night at Anfield, they won 4-0 with two goals each from Divock Origi (who’s Belgian) and Georginio Wijnaldum (who’s Dutch).
Last year, Klopp, from Germany, said Brexit “makes no sense at all” and Brits should get to vote again.
