Tyson Fury explains why he has given up on Manchester United and England

Tyson Fury has spoken about how he has given up watching football and prefers a day at the races instead.

The former heavyweight boxing champion enjoyed an afternoon at Cartmel on Bank Holiday Monday, where two of his horses were running.

Fury started the day by watching Big Gypsy King finish fifth of seven runners in the 2m1f juvenile hurdle, nearly 40 lengths behind hot favourite Dignam.

Beforehand he joined his manager Spencer Brown to talk about the pair's interest in the sport, which has recently intensified by adding several more thoroughbreds to their stable.

Fury, wearing sunglasses and a hat in 25C temperatures, told Racing TV viewers that he no longer supports Manchester United or England. The Red Devils are 16th in the Premier League after a slow start to the season.

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"I'm not a supporter of football really," he said. "I used to support United but because they're in the s*** now I'm no supporter of any football teams anymore.

"I used to support England as well but when they lost to Iceland in the Euros in 2016 that was me and football completely done with. Now I'm into horse racing, get up!"

Fury added that he has not watched National League side Morecambe FC play, the club closest to where he lives. The Mirror reported yesterday that the two-time world champion had sold a six-bedroom home overlooking the bay for £700,000.

The property with “panoramic coastal views” was bought by Fury and his wife Paris for £480,000 in 2015.

Fury's trip to Cartmel came just weeks after he saw Big Gypsy King run at Doncaster on the flat for his previous handler Oliver Cole.

The filly is now with James Moffatt, who also trains a couple of new recruits they found at the sales.

Brown told Racing TV: "We've got five horses together; we've got various Flat horses and three good jumps horses. She [Big Gypsy King] ran on the Flat at Doncaster two weeks ago in a 0-60 handicap, so we thought we'd give her a run out. She's been jumping for three weeks."

One of the recent additions to Moffatt's stable, £14,000 buy Sea The Clouds, was also in action at Cartmel.

A winner last time out there for the team, this time the mount of three-time champion jump jockey Brian Hughes was pulled up with a couple of fences to jump in the Wicks Group Cavendish Cup Handicap Chase.

Current titleholder Sean Bowen came home in front on 9-4 favourite Olivers Travels, a horse trained by his brother Mickey.

The BHA said the race was late off and an update on X read: "There will be a delay to race 4, 4:05pm on the card @Cartmelrace due to an injured horse on the track."