Zac Goldsmith made yet another gaffe today as he tried to compare himself to new Premier League Champions Leicester City.
Speaking on LBC Radio this morning, the Tory Mayoral candidate – who is trailing in the polls to his Labour rival Sadiq Khan – claimed he was “hoping to do Leicester City here: zoom in from behind and win on May 5.”
Unfortunately for Goldsmith, Leicester did not “zoom in from behind” – but actually initially topped the table in August, and cruised to the title after regaining pole position in January.
Twitter users were quick to spot Goldsmith’s gaffe
It is not the first time Goldsmith has come unstuck when talking about football, as earlier this year he was unable to remember that London club QPR played their home games at Loftus Road – despite meeting with the club’s players just weeks before.
His Leicester gaffe comes just days after he gave a car crash interview in which he claimed to love Bollywood cinema, but was unable to name a single film or actor.
Goldsmith is of course not the first Old Etonian Tory to goof when it comes to talking about football. Last year, David Cameron urged people to cheer on West Ham, despite previously claiming to be an Aston Villa fan.
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City fans celebrating winning the league outside King Power Stadium on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City fans celebrating winning the league outside King Power Stadium on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City fans celebrating winning the league outside King Power Stadium on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City fans celebrating winning the league outside King Power Stadium on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City fans celebrating winning the league outside King Power Stadium on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City fans celebrating winning the league outside King Power Stadium on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City Fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions outside King Power Staduim on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City Fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions outside King Power Staduim on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City fans celebrating winning the league outside King Power Stadium on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City Fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions outside King Power Staduim on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City fans celebrating winning the league outside King Power Stadium on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City Fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions outside King Power Staduim on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City Fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions outside King Power Staduim on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City Fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions outside King Power Staduim on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City Fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions outside King Power Staduim on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City Fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions outside King Power Staduim on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City Fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions outside King Power Staduim on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City Fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions outside King Power Staduim on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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A Leicester City fan poses with a club flag in front of a large projection of an image of Leicester City's midfielder Riyad Mahrez on the side of a building as the city celebrate's their team becoming the English Premier League champions in central Leicester, eastern England, on May 2, 2016.Leicester City completed their fairytale quest for the Premier League title on May 2 after Eden Hazard's stunning late goal earned Chelsea a 2-2 draw with second-place Tottenham Hotspur. / AFP / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City Fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions outside King Power Staduim on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City Fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions outside King Power Staduim on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City Fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions outside King Power Staduim on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City Fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions outside King Power Staduim on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City Fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions outside King Power Staduim on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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Leicester City fans celebrate their team becoming the English Premier League champions in central Leicester, eastern England, on May 2, 2016 after Chelsea held Tottenham Hotspur to a 2-2 draw. Leicester City completed their fairytale quest for the Premier League title on May 2 after Eden Hazard's stunning late goal earned Chelsea a 2-2 draw with second-place Tottenham Hotspur. / AFP / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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Leicester City fans celebrate their team becoming the English Premier League champions in central Leicester, eastern England, on May 2, 2016 after Chelsea held Tottenham Hotspur to a 2-2 draw. Leicester City completed their fairytale quest for the Premier League title on May 2 after Eden Hazard's stunning late goal earned Chelsea a 2-2 draw with second-place Tottenham Hotspur. / AFP / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City Fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions at The clock tower in the centre of Leicester on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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Leicester City fans celebrate their team becoming the English Premier League champions in central Leicester, eastern England, on May 2, 2016 after Chelsea held Tottenham Hotspur to a 2-2 draw. Leicester City completed their fairytale quest for the Premier League title on May 2 after Eden Hazard's stunning late goal earned Chelsea a 2-2 draw with second-place Tottenham Hotspur. / AFP / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City Fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions at The clock tower in the centre of Leicester on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City Fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions outside King Power Staduim on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Leicester City Fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions outside King Power Staduim on May 2nd , 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) (credit:Plumb Images via Getty Images)