Ste McGovern
The best and funniest tweets from the world of football this week, featuring Tom Pope’s trolling of Man City’s John Stones, Liverpool’s title hunt is about to be ended by World War 3, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gets into a catfight with Robin van Persie.
Oh god, it’s a New Year.
— Adam Hurrey (@FootballCliches) December 31, 2019
The year Liverpool finally win the Premier League.
https://twitter.com/SenorNewman/status/1211714306573787136?s=20
Thankfully for everyone else, World War 3 will stop them from doing so.
https://twitter.com/Dxnbissaka/status/1212947308234575872?s=20
It’s now 2020 and Charlie Adam is still somehow playing football. He’s 10 months younger than Cristiano Ronaldo and looks like this:
When you bring your grandad on the stag and he downs 3 shots https://t.co/o4REsOP7Gu
— Patrick Barclays (@EamoV1) January 1, 2020
Ah, the first week of January, when the FA Cup third round returns and we get to see the underdogs fighting above their weight.
Hearing Robbie Keane did a muted cartwheel in the Boro dugout out of respect.
— Andy Ha (@AndyHa_) January 5, 2020
Remember Tom Pope? We’ve featured him in this feature before, and he came to prominence after this tweet last year:
https://twitter.com/Tom_Pope9/status/1136896482446061569?s=20
Well, his Port Vale team faced Man City in the cup this week and, yeah, it happened: he scored.
https://twitter.com/Tom_Pope9/status/1213563482064461832?s=20
Tom Pope reveals awkward encounter with John Stones
11-2 on aggregate against Cardiff and Swansea in the one week. Have some compassion, QPR!
https://twitter.com/PeterJeffery7/status/1213835527172083712?s=20
Something tells me OGS and RVP aren’t going to be best mates anytime soon.
Mee-ow 👀pic.twitter.com/hAHXk81ANI
— Ronan Mullen (@RonanReigns) January 3, 2020
New Year, same old Mike Dean.
Prime Mike Dean. “who the fuck is that?” 😂 #SOUTOT pic.twitter.com/uyGwYYjk8W
— Taylor Monk (@TaylorMonk91) January 1, 2020
Find you someone who looks at you like this mascot looks at Wayne Rooney.
https://twitter.com/Mariamkbye/status/1212518609295151104?s=20
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