We crave a simple hot cup of tea with a splash of milk while they insist on adding ice cubes and a slice of lemon.

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Victor Leonard, chairman of the Milk Cup, said Ferguson had been a great supporter of the annual youth football tournament.

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Taylor then made a fine stop from O'Kane, after the Northern Ireland Milk Cup Elite Section winner got on the end of a flick-on from Rory Patterson.

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Every convenience is thought of, and the milk or cream is put in an external stainless steel reservoir the size of a travel coffee cup, which you can keep in the fridge all week, keeps the milk fresher than the container it came in, and easily snaps on when you want milky drinks.

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Yes, the Milk Cup role of honour reads like a who's who of international football.

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His notion of a day's work was to ask a passer-by for tuppence for a cup of tea and, having got the money, produce Thermos, milk and sugar for the astonished benefactor and inquire whether they wanted one lump, or two.

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The Milk Cup is now a truly global concern and only the cream of young footballers take the stage.

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