Thursday 28 May 2009

If only there was a European Cup for the best punning football headlines

British tabloid sports subs have played another blinder with punning headlines on last night's European Cup Final between Barcelona and Manchester United.
Most featured Barcelona's superstar Lionel Messi.

That's another fine Messi - Daily Mail

Lionel Flair is perfect 10 - Daily Star

Thrown to the Lionels - Daily Mirror

Fergie in a right Messi - Daily Express

Just Messimerising - Daily Record

But the most original came from The Sun summing up Barca's superior quality to United: Catalan v Matalan

How did the Spanish press do? According to the BBC Sport website:

Champions of Legends - El Mundo

On top of the world - El Pais

Champions! Champions! Champions! - La Vanguardia

This team is a work of art - Marca

Maybe something is lost in translation, but that's just plain boring compared to the British tabloids. Mind you El Pais does report that Messi is nicknamed "The Flea'' (El Pulga), which must be a gift to headline writers. "Flea bites Fergie" etc..

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