Rafa fails to find festive spirit

THERE is something about Christmas that brings out the best in us, and the worst.

The Season of Goodwill combined with seasonal bickering. Football clubs are no exception, which perhaps is why they have developed this nauseous habit of describing themselves as families.

As they put up the decorations in Milan this week, the Inter family should have been hugging each other and admiring that nice new piece of silverware on the sideboard. True the Toyota Cup is hardly a work of art, but $5 million translates as €3.77m, and every bit counts when you’ve spent as much as Massimo Moratti.