Curso de Excelência em Ironia Britânica aplicada ao Futebol

"There will be concerns from a security point of view if it's two English teams," aye-ayed Parry, as if to suggest security concerns in Big Cup finals featuring Liverpool and Italian opposition are far less grave. Then, on his way to the San Siro to cheer on Milan against the Rowdies, Parry had time for one quick kick at one unfortunate man who was already down. "I guess when you've invested £500m, it's a fantastic season to win the League Cup," he said in response to the Special One's accusation earlier this week that Liverpool were small. Rather than stoop to the Chelsea manager's level, the Liverpool suit would do well to remember that 50 years of glorious tradition weren't bought in a day.

Retirado do Fiver, o informativo sobre futebol do The Guardian. Não se ofendam pelo destaque, é só uma pista da ironia - que mesmo assim só vai ser percebida por quem abe das novidades do futebol. Enfim, um dia eu chego lá. Ah, um dia...