Tracey became the first female MP to play for the Conservative Party Football Team in the annual MPs V The Press match at Conservative Party Conference. Unfortunately for Tracey, she was on the wrong end of a 5-1 drubbing!

The match was surrounded in controversy after the FA withdrew its support for the fixture when it was confirmed that Tracey would be playing an active part in the match. Current FA rules forbid mixed sex matches, even in one-off, non-competitive games.