US and English Ambassadors Wager on World Cup Match
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The UK ambassador Sir Nigel Sheinwald and US ambassador Louis Susman have decided to liven up the forthcoming World Cup match between England and the USA, by wagering on the outcome. The BBC has revealed that Sheinwald and Susman have wagered that their respective countries team will beat the other, with a meal riding on the outcome.
Aides for Sheinwald and Susman have been exchanging comments about the match, with the US aide writing to Sheinwald that they “will understand if you decline, given the outcome of the last such encounter”. Susman’s aide is referring to the last time the United States played England, when in 1950 the US team, which was made up of semi-professionals, managed to beat England 1-0. Sheinwald’s aide has hit back at Susman, suggesting that the US ambassador should bear in mind that he likes his steaks like the US’s past win over England; “somewhat rare”.
Staff at the British Embassy in the United States have revealed they’ll be watching the match, which will take place on Saturday. It’s believed that a quarter of the Embassy staff are American, with an unnamed source suggesting to the BBC that “it should make for a lively crowd”.
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