And, when the time came for Weir to hold aloft the silverware following Sunday's 3-0 win at Tannadice, the veteran defender made sure it was a joint effort with Ferguson.

BBC: Weir happy to share with Ferguson

The fearsome fists that hold the swords aloft are replicas of Mr Hussein's own hands, made at an ironworks in Basingstoke, a peaceable suburban town west of London.

ECONOMIST: Monumental

Some people start to cry, others hold their arms aloft.

ECONOMIST: Brazil

Serious buyers cluster hungrily around the gallery directors, eager to nab their favourite pieces (the more experienced of them employ strategic body-blocking techniques: they hold plastic champagne glasses aloft and to one side, taking up more space and threatening to spill upon their competition).

ECONOMIST: Debating what to covet with unlimited funds