The giggling began at about half past 10 as the news came through. Word raced round the Carranza stadium where Cadiz were playing Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey. Fans peered at their phones in disbelief, eyes widening as they saw the social media storm approaching, passing on the news with a nod and a wink and a grin. It was time for a singsong in a region of Spain, down on the southern-most tip of the peninsula, that loves a singsong almost as much as it loves a laugh. And so they started.
A chirigota, they call it: a satirical street song, the soundtrack of carnival there.