England’s team base at Euro 2024 is a politics-free zone on election day, John Stones says
England's John Stones plays darts against a journalist before a press conference in Blankenhain, Germany, Thursday, July 4, 2024 ahead of the quarter final match against Switzerland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Thanassis Stavrakis]
BLANKENHAIN, Germany (AP) — France’s players have been vocal at Euro 2024 with calls to get out to vote in parliamentary elections. The England team, not so much. Defender John Stones’ verdict was that the England camp was a “politics-free zone” Thursday as Britain held a general election. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are widely expected to lose to the opposition Labour Party. Stones was happy to discuss England’s upcoming quarterfinal game with Switzerland on Saturday but admitted he had no clue about his teammates’ voting intentions.
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