Prince William speaks to England camp via video link
Football is the top sport in the UK from every day inviduals to the Royal palace the fans are everywhere. How important is England’s world cup campaine was made clear by the Royal Family. It is reported by the Associated Press that Prince William remotely spoke to England's players at the World Cup via video link, aim is to lift the spirits and provide motivation which is badly needed after the loss of the Captain Rio Ferdinand due to injury.
Price Williams talked to the coach Fabio Capello and the players on Friday, right after Ferdinand was ruled out of the world cup due to his left knee injury.
"Despite Rio Ferdinand's injury, which is a disappointment for Rio himself and the England team, morale in the team is high," William said in a statement. "The whole country is behind them."
Football Association general secretary Alex Horne said that William, who is the future King of England, provided "a real morale boost for everyone at the FA ahead of the World Cup, and the England players and management really appreciated the message of support."
Although William will be missing the first match against the USA but he is due to travel to South Africa to provide support to the English team for the second match against Algeria on June 18.
William, president of the Football Association, spoke to the England camp from Wembley Stadium after meeting members of the 2018 World Cup bid team.
"All the staff at Wembley and the players and management in South Africa are working so hard to make this a successful year for English football," said William, who supports Aston Villa. "It could be a year of amazing achievement, on and off the field — we could win both the World Cup in South Africa and the World Cup vote in Zurich. It will certainly be tough, but both are doable."
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