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GMB call for MPs to stop Morocco from bidding for 2026 World Cup

GMB yesterday demanded that MPs oppose Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup.

Talk of boycotting the upcoming Russia World Cup has since halted following claims from Boris Johnson after the Salisbury poisoning.

The notion of a boycott was later backed by Theresa May but has since subdued and Gareth Southgate has been told to prepare the England squad as normal.

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