This post was originally published on Politico.
Andy Burnham is set to become Labour leader on Friday, July 17 and British prime minister on Monday, July 20. In between, on Sunday, July 19, England could win the World Cup (no, really).
For Burnham, a lifelong soccer fan, it would be quite the weekend.
Some commentators — including IPSOS pollster Keiran Pedley — have even suggested that, in such circumstances, Burnham should call a snap election to ride a wave of national euphoria and secure his own political mandate.
Given Labour’s commanding majority in Parliament, that is unlikely to happen. But the suggestion hints at soccer’s extraordinary power
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