Tommy Martin: Hold your nose and choose. City and Chelsea can’t both lose

Even the ‘stick to the football’ cohort are struggling with this final

Manchester City's Rodrigo vies with Chelsea duo Kurt Zouma and Cesar Azpilicueta during their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley Stadium last month. Photo by IAN WALTON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Any sports fan knows that the idea of neutrality does not really exist. Whether it be a random match on telly or two drunks brawling outside a chipper, it is impossible to watch a contest without leaning toward one side or another.

Maybe your loyalties are deep and heartfelt; maybe they are an arbitrary preference for the nicer jersey — regardless, in sport, there is no Switzerland.