Footballers Guardian journalists say the funniest things...

Those folk at the Guardian must know their stuff right? As proof, here's their pre-amble to the big AC Milan v Man Utd game the other night...

"Seven years to the day since he emerged from Manchester United's dressing room bearing a scar on his forehead ­accidentally inflicted by a boot launched by an infuriated Sir Alex Ferguson, David Beckham sat next to his current manager to discuss tomorrow night's Champions League rendezvous with his old mentor at San Siro, his new home. It would certainly be difficult to ­imagine a similar incident between Beckham and Leonardo Nascimento de Araújo. The suave Brazilian, a World Cup winner in 1994, has diplomatic skills to rival Beckham's own..."

That'll be the diplomatic Leonardo who probably still has the outline of Tab Ramos' face permanently outlined in his upper arm. From 1994. Research eh? Who needs it...

(Side chuckle: Yank commentators. Chortle.)