Carney's support for Everton is said to be genuine and heartfelt - he may be too busy to take in matches after becoming Canada's PM

Mark Carney, who comes from a long career in finance, won the Liberal Party’s election on Sunday. His first challenge will be managing growing tensions with the U.S.

Political analysts and Liberal Party members expect Carney to call a national election shortly after taking power, to take advantage of polling momentum that suggests the governing Liberals and the Conservative Party are in a statistical tie.