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Tweets of the Week: Ballon d’Or drama, Mourinho leaves Duff hanging, Ten Hag sacked

Here’s the best football tweets over the past week. It does what it says on the tin.

Rodri became just the third Premier League player to win the Ballon d’Or on Monday.ย 

Real Madrid fans had a completely normal reaction to Vinicius Junior missing out on the award.ย 

Read – ‘Football politics’ cost Vinicius Jr the Ballon d’Or as Real Madrid players react

At least everyone can join in on laughing at Rio Ferdinand.ย 

Read – Aguero slams ‘entitled’ Real Madrid over Ballon d’Or boycott

Man United finally sacked Erik ten Hag this week. Time to reset the cycle of mediocrity at Old Trafford.ย 

Makes you think.ย 

Ten Hag’s what now?

Read – Roy Keane sends Ruben Amorim warning over Man United job

Former Chelsea and Fulham winger Damien Duff guided Shelbourne to an unlikely Premier Division in the League of Ireland this past Friday.ย 

Their late goal to seal the title sent the club’s supporters into raptures.ย 

Read – How firebrand Damien Duff achieved his greatest accomplishment

There was an awkward moment in the dressing room when Duff gave Jose Mourinho a ring but his former boss left him hanging.ย 

Speaking of Jose, he’s still making headlines in Turkey.ย 

Marcelo had an odd falling out with Fluminense manager Mano Menezes just as he was about to enter the game, which has led to him leaving the Brazilian club.ย ย 

Read – Marcelo has contract terminated following bizarre confrontation

Mario Balotelli is back in Serie A, and Genoa announced his return in style.ย 

Every single time.ย 

Why are they all like this?

These mascots deserve a raise.ย 

Cheers, son’s crying.ย 

Viktor Gyokeres is almost certainly not worth the price tag Sporting have put on him. Which means he’s definitely joining either Chelsea or Man United.ย 

Read – Gyokeres comments on future as Amorim joins Man Utd

This puts every non-celebration celebration to shame. More of this, please.ย 

Kris Boyd can’t even put up a fight anymore. Chris Sutton (and Rangers) have beaten him down.ย 

They know how to create an atmosphere in Argentina.

Read – Arsenal ‘deserved to lose’ as Arteta left ‘very frustrated’ by Newcastle defeat

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Ste McGovern
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Freelance football writer with bylines for The Football Faithful, Manchester Evening News, BirminghamLive, MARCA, Balls.ie and the Nottingham Post.
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