Farage's Belgium jibe met with World Cup warning for England

Former PM Guy Verhofstadt hits back after ex-Ukip leader says Belgium is not a nationPolitics and sport is rarely a comfortable mix. And that was the case for Nigel Farage after he belittled Belgium’s claim to be a nation state during a debate with the country’s prime minister, Charles Michel, in the European parliament.Responding to a speech by Michel championing the European project, the former Ukip leader told MEPs: “Belgium is not a nation, it’s an artificial creation