Get out of that cup ...

Thank you Ananova for our very favourite football story of the week: a proud Barcelona-supporting dad brought his 11-month-old…

Thank you Ananova for our very favourite football story of the week: a proud Barcelona-supporting dad brought his 11-month-old baby to the club's museum and placed the little mite in a replica of the European Cup for a photo. Lovely. Except when he tried to get the baby out he couldn't. It took police and firemen more than 20 minutes to release the tot who, mercifully, was none the worse for the experience. Which is probably more than you could say for the da when he got home.

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times