The Palmeiras defender Argelico Fucks is transferred to Benfica.
Eurosport's sub-editor wets himself with excitement.
There is nothing factually inaccurate in this headline, but it's
unlikely that it would have been worded in this exact manner if the
team weren't called 'Young Boys' and the stadium wasn't known as
'the Wankdorf'.
At the back of every sports editors' mind is the fact that David
Seaman's name always presents an opportunity...
Try to picture the look of delight on the sub's face when they
remembered what Juventus' nickname was, then realised that they had
just played a team called BATE and came up with this work of
genius.
The daddy of the football headline. The Sun proves that you
don't have to be smutty to be be funny, as Celtic are defeated by
Scottish football minnows Inverness 'Caley' Thistle and by chance,
their sub has just watched Mary Poppins for the umpteenth time. The
rest is history.
