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.
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.”