The Decathlon: Tony Blair suggests football leagues should merge to keep UK together

Ten things from the world of sport on Wednesday 1 May

Tony Blair
(Image credit: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

1. Blair: merge British football leagues

Former Labour prime minister Tony Blair has again suggested that a merger of the English, Scottish and Welsh football leagues could be a possible solution to keeping the United Kingdom together.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us