POLL: Will World Cup echo 1936 Berlin Olympics?

By The Newsroom

Published 23rd Mar 2018, 17:26 BST

Updated 23rd Mar 2018, 18:30 BST

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson stirred up controversy this week by likening this summer's World Cup in Russia to Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics.

In this week’s weekend poll we are asking if our readers think that was an appropriate comparison to make.

Date:26th April 2010.
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, visiting Leeds, at The Light, supporting the conservative party election campaign. — Date:26th April 2010. Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, visiting Leeds, at The Light, supporting the conservative party election campaign.

placeholder image — Date:26th April 2010. Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, visiting Leeds, at The Light, supporting the conservative party election campaign.

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