- England's World Cup campaign could give a major boost to the British economy.
- That's because when the team is playing, Brits spend on food, drinks and electronic goods.
- UK growth has been sclerotic since the Brexit vote in June 2016, and the World Cup could help it get back on track.
- "Without wishing to tempt fate, England’s recent sporting success on the football field (and cricket pitch) has probably added to that feel-good factor among England-supporting consumers," Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane said in a speech this week.
It's coming home.
Three words that since England's impressive victory over Panama last weekend have filled the streets of the UK, appeared in thousands of tweets and Facebook statuses, as people all over the country start to genuinely believe that 2018 could by the year the Three Lions break their 52-year World Cup losing streak.
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