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It was, however, an emotive reflection which suitably matched a Northampton Saints performance that left Leinster with more than a bloodied nose in their Investec Champions Cup semi-final.

But with braces on her teeth and a nose in need of rhinoplasty, getting Prince Julian to notice her at the Ball, where he will choose his bride, is going to be difficult.

"I didn't want to poke my nose in. When I saw it, I thought this was brilliant. You don't even have to like football, it's so uplifting."

In a strongly-worded statement, Fenerbahce accused Buruk of having the "audacity to make disrespectful hand gestures" to provoke Mourinho, who then "briefly touched his nose" in response.

It has long been thought that digging your nose in a book and spending too much time reading things up close could cause near-sightedness.