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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Michael Savage Policy Editor

Election diary: dismal dribbles and poor paddleboarding fail to elevate the debate

Rishi Sunak in shirtlseeves attempts to dribble a football through some small cones at a training session
Rishi Sunak winds up for a Cruyff turn before slamming the ball into the top corner. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

Cones of shame

It has been tough for Rishi Sunak, so it’s nice that he still has some cheerleaders. A visibly tricky encounter with some cones during a football training session may have resulted in him being mocked mercilessly on TikTok, but one loyal newspaper described his troubling manoeuvre as a Cruyff turn, a move named after the beguiling Dutch great. Not since Kim Jong-il scored 11 holes in one in his first ever round of golf has a leader’s sporting prowess had such an unlikely upgrade.

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