That's just being facetious. You know exactly what he means and to deny it is just pedantic nonsense. It has huge cultural significance worldwide and we, the fans, invest huge amounts of time, money and emotion. Perhaps far more than we should but the consequence is that it is clearly far more...
A minute's applause.
The entire team walking out with mascots.
Manchester United.
Teams lining up to shake hands when it's not a cup final or international game.
The really stupid-arse comment "puts it all into perspective". It never does. It really doesn't.
Manchester United fans...