Sport, politics and history: David Baddiel on Euro 2012

15 June 2012 Last updated at 06:23 ET Help

Author and football fanatic David Baddiel looked at the mixing of sport, history and politics and the decision to hold Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.

He debated the political messages of European sporting links with Andrew Neil, Michael Portillo and Jacqui Smith.

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