Spectator sport
20 December 2008
Quite simply, one of the best years ever
The Mike Bassett England Manager award for being (expletive deleted) suitably old school: Joe Kinnear, for his dedication to gender equality.
The If Only It Were True moment of the year: Robinho takes the bus to the Trafford Centre (except he didn’t really).
Hubris of the Year: the Fratton Park faithful singing ‘Are you Bournemouth in disguise?’ to Milan. Seconds later Ronaldinho scored that free kick. A couple of minutes later, Inzaghi pops up in the box. Portsmouth are bottom of the group.
The James Bond award for product placement: McDonald’s, who paid more than $800 million to sponsor the Olympics. They were suitably rewarded though: Rebecca Adlington went for one after her second gold, and Michael Phelps after his eighth.
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