For in winning the most coveted prize in club football, they have defied the odds and triumphed over mother nature." Not a bad start. Very official UEFA-style, with the "FC" and everything, but that's to be expected.
And it also raises a smile given where Nottingham Forest are in the league now, compared to their relatively-recent days of continental glory. "The relative underperformance of English clubs in the UEFA Champions League has often been blamed on a gap in technique between the sceptered isle's footballers and players on the continent." Well, it is official.
UEFA really are an all-powerful organisation who can now alter boundaries and move football clubs into new countries. And it should be sceptred, but that can be ignored. Sure, it's a mistake - but UEFA really should take more care.
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