Advertisement

MP calls for UK team after England World Cup defeat

England team pictured ahead of getting knocked out of World Cup Credit: PA

A Tewkesbury MP is calling for a United Kingdom football team to be set-up following England's dismal performance at this years World Cup.

The national team went out of the competition in Brazil in the first round and Laurence Robertson says having separate teams limits the chances of international success.

Wales last appeared at the World Cup finals in 1958 while Northern Ireland last took part in 1986 and Scotland in 1998.

Mr Robertson has put forward the idea for the UK team in a formal motion submitted for debate in the House of Commons.