To Arsenal to see the final game of the season. A draw meant that Man Utd deprived Chelsea of the Premiership title.
But isn’t it just typical of Mourinho that when the steadicam operator was circling him as he want onto the pitch he swears at the cameraman. The BBC’s highlights carefully cutaway in time. But it was obvious what he was saying – and it was less Portuguese than Anglo-Saxon in origin.
I truly believe that England does indeed have the best domestic football in the world. We laugh at countries like the US and their Major League Soccer “franchises.” Premiership football is now sold at a big premium throughout the world – why else is the FA going to court against YouTube if not to protect those rights?
But we really do need to become more professional in our attitudes towards the media. That means players too. No swearing. No mouthing of swearing. No failures to give broadcasters interviews. These are basics. At Arsenal today, the latest Nike advert promoting the forthcoming new Arsenal away kit uses the genius of pre-war Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman. Would he have stood for some of the things that still pass in the English game?