The Premier League will be decided at the photo-finish but also in England - self-proclaimed home of sporting fairplay - poisons, suspicions and rudeness are animating this incandescent season finale, with Manchester City and Liverpool protagonists of an exciting head-to-head.
The latest episode took place yesterday at the Olympic Stadium, where West Ham manager David Moyes celebrated Riyad Mahrez's mistake from the spot, which in all likelihood would have given the victory to the Citizens, reserving Pep Guardiola the gesture umbrella.
Careless, the Hammers technician, lenses and cameras.
In front of the notebooks, the Catalan coach preferred to overlook, avoiding any comment.
Perhaps aware that he had thrown fuel on the fire himself on the eve, when he had declared that - in his opinion - the whole United Kingdom is rooting for the Reds, in pursuit of a historic quadruple: after winning the two cups national teams, both times against Chelsea, Juergen Klopp's boys are in the Champions League final (against Real Madrid) and on Sunday - if they win tomorrow in Southampton - they will still have the chance (at least mathematically) to win the national title .
An unprecedented feat that apparently is making the City manager nervous.
He did not miss the opportunity to respond in kind to the former Manchester United, such as Patrice Evra and Dimitar Berbatov,
guilty of having accused the City of lacking character for the defeat in the Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid.
"When my Barcelona destroyed them in the Champions League, I didn't see all this character", the angry retort of Guardiola.
Even Klopp, however, cannot hide the adrenaline of these days.
And two weeks ago, immediately after the home draw of his Reds against Tottenham, he publicly took it out on Antonio Conte's game, accusing him of defensiveism and obstruction.
Judgments later retracted.
Conversely, there were unanimous complaints throughout the season by coaches and players about a calendar that gives no respite, forcing the clubs to an endless tour de force.
With related suspicions of favoritism due to advances and postponements, not always established in an understandable way.