The best tweets of the past week from Football Twitter as England prepare to face Spain in the Euro 2024 final, and Darwin Nunez gets into fisticuffs with fans in the stands.
Here we go.
It might actually be coming… no, no, we dare not say it.
It’s coming…???? pic.twitter.com/X2ZPOm3dVr
— Bryan’s Gunn (@bryansgunn) July 13, 2024
Every England fan will be praying to their God before kickoff. It’s the Lord’s day after all.
"I will not disappoint you, my lord." pic.twitter.com/UvaUj21ht2
— Siegvarg (@Kranzschwinger) July 10, 2024
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Please rise for the national anthem.
PETITION TO MAKE THIS THE NEW NATIONAL ANTHEM ???? pic.twitter.com/9oI9I8qu7s
— Tom Grennan (@Tom_Grennan) July 13, 2024
But before that, time to get a few ‘quiet’ pints in.
Every pub at 11am tomorrow: pic.twitter.com/zKTdYDhx7D
— Second Tier podcast (@secondtierpod) July 13, 2024
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The entire nation is behind you, lads. Well, almost the entire nation.
Liverpool this weekend #ScousenotEnglish pic.twitter.com/HmgmsJj2bx
— People's Republic of Liverpool (@bittertwats) July 12, 2024
The rest of the population will be keyed up to see Spain get smashed.
Me 8pm Sunday night ???????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/RqBzvI6qqU
— TomEdge (@TomEdge_97) July 10, 2024
Ollie Watkins etched his name into English football folklore with that sublime goal against the Dutch.
Ollie Watkins to the entire nation: pic.twitter.com/K76nqWAk6r
— Declan Taylor (@DeclanTaylor87) July 10, 2024
Gareth Southgate can’t let Ollie Watkins’ mum down on Sunday. Stick him in from the start.
Ollie Watkins mum said is actually a legend. pic.twitter.com/j7NhZfYvF0
— Andre Phoenix the 9Ether (@DrewTonio6) July 11, 2024
At least Watkins would play like an actual striker, unlike a certain Harry Kane.
Harry Kane when his teammates ask him to get into the box
— Adam (@AFCAdam04) July 10, 2024
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That moment when the Three Lions score from a half chance in the 92nd minute to win the Euros.
Spain (2.47) 0-1 (0.33) England pic.twitter.com/ditVI8kEzy
— ????️ (@MythfieIder) July 10, 2024
It’s official then: England are winning the Euros.
The Cheese Of Truth pic.twitter.com/zZGKjoZUqD
— Olaf Falafel (@OFalafel) July 14, 2024
I’ve said it before, but these deep fakes are getting crazy.
“lamine ya-mum” ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/1gHkyiMTjC
— Jack (@JackWhitman_7) July 13, 2024
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Close enough to the truth, mind you.
Fair enough pic.twitter.com/n3iv3mn2gC
— Stevo Stonko (@Stevo_Stonko) July 13, 2024
Everyone has done an about turn on Southgate after guiding them to yet another final.
Gareth Southgate my friend pic.twitter.com/AH9RCMER5c
— Louis Wheeldon (@LouisWheeldonNS) July 10, 2024
He’d be well within his rights to have a pop back at the doubters.
Love these… pic.twitter.com/TGDKad80Gl
— not help sainsburys6 parody. (@Britishfinest21) July 7, 2024
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Uncanny.
The England fans have found a German copper who looks like Southgate ???????? pic.twitter.com/43axYc6jTJ
— Jack David (@FFS_WhatNow) July 10, 2024
Took me a while to realise Jordan Pickford is in this photo.
Togetherness – the whole group of players and staff! Never say die! What a win ???????????????????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/A7lYZaFskP
— Harry Kane (@HKane) July 6, 2024
He’s not having it.
Irish boyfriend = your very own Roy-Keane-in-the-studio #ENGNED pic.twitter.com/9AoAavn79M
— Naomi Cooper (@naomicooper) July 10, 2024
No football statistic will ever top this.
Comfortably the best stat of #Euro2024 pic.twitter.com/OCZdUpy256
— Danny Jamieson (@DannyJamieson) July 8, 2024
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If Alvaro Morata showed up to big games with this level of swag, he’d be a multi-time winner of the Ballon d’Or by now.
Hell nah, look what Morata is doing to my boy Lamine in the training ???? pic.twitter.com/fSVXTWOSQZ
— DAM???????? (FAN) (@FCBxDAM) July 12, 2024
Meanwhile in the Copa America, Darwin Nunez and other Uruguay players entered the stands to fight Colombia fans and protect their family members after a brawl broke out.
Uruguay players have entered the stands and a fight has broken out between fans and players pic.twitter.com/XRbte2ibiy
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 11, 2024
Every angle was wilder than the last.
#CopaAmerica Darwin Núñez seen fighting in the stands @LFC pic.twitter.com/JTiXeFCS0g
— Andres (@KaossF1) July 11, 2024
JAKAKSJSJJAJ NUEVO VIDEO FAVORITO pic.twitter.com/eRdH3EcpWJ
— Fran (@frabigol) July 11, 2024
José María Giménez did not mince his words after the chaotic scenes.
Jose Maria Gimenez was furious with stadium security at Copa America ????
The centre-back explains the lengths that he and teammates had to go to in order to keep their families safe.
Full story ????️ https://t.co/FmBNU7e8MX#CA2024 #CopaAmerica #OptusSport pic.twitter.com/KA9eQipHjT
— Optus Sport (@OptusSport) July 11, 2024
Peter Crouch always delivers.
Are you a fan? @petercrouch pic.twitter.com/q7hcdhG8Xx
— That Peter Crouch Podcast (@PeterCrouchPod) July 9, 2024
Roy Keane is a treasure.
The way Roy has no filter is hilarious????????
Morning all. pic.twitter.com/ameg9Aw08Z— Yas (@yasmingov) July 13, 2024
As is John Hartson, quiz master extraordinaire.
John Hartson has never been so relentlessly John Hartson before: pic.twitter.com/9zZGkFUOKB
— Garry Carmody (@GarryCarmody) July 12, 2024
Add Ally McCoist to that list.
Still thinking about that moment in the football commentary the other day when Sam Matterface said ‘the Dutch are the tallest people on earth’ and Ally McCoist said ‘planet earth?’
— Robin Allender (@robinallender) July 12, 2024
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Alex Ferguson worked miracles with that lot at Man United.
This comment made me laugh out loud ???????? pic.twitter.com/rCza4iiyeU
— Cormac O'Malley (@cormacpro) July 13, 2024
Everyone was clowning on Moise Kean for his feeble display at his Fiorentina unveiling, but the former Everton forward intentionally screwed up so the kids win at football darts. A nice lad.
Non benissimo Kean ???? pic.twitter.com/FDHUkwcejd
— Flavio Ognissanti (@Flavio_Ognissan) July 12, 2024
Argentina channelled their inner Kendrick Lamar to reach the Copa America final after Drake put a massive bet on Canada to win in the semi-finals.
Not like us, ???????????? ???????????????? ???????? ???????? pic.twitter.com/Zoa4OTbgnK
— Selección Argentina in English (@AFASeleccionEN) July 10, 2024
There’s a tournament to suit everyone’s tastes this summer.
Time for Copa America pic.twitter.com/8U9nCOPDEb
— Laza ???????? ???????? (@LazaBautista) June 22, 2024
Somehow I don’t see this penalty approach will be widely adopted.
SOMALI PENALTY RUN UP ????????⚽️???? pic.twitter.com/zzIQ8bVZq5
— SOMALI ATHLETE (@SomaliAthlete) July 12, 2024
The greatest piece of marketing ever seen.
Mad men could never pic.twitter.com/MA0gqDr46B
— Sam (@SamParryWSA) July 14, 2024
Donald Trump was shot at on Saturday – we all know who the shooter was.
The gunman:
— Evan (@EvanMcFarlane) July 13, 2024
Amazing things are going on in Scottish football.
Scottish football is so back. pic.twitter.com/UhmF53Rcoz
— Raith Rovers Football Club (@RaithRovers) July 14, 2024
Meanwhile, Joe Biden made another blunder on the campaign trail.
BREAKING: Joe Biden confused the Inverted Winger role with the Inside Forward role on FM24. pic.twitter.com/fcOPjfhO3W
— Ashwin Raman ???????????????????????????? ???????? ???????? (@AshwinRaman_) July 13, 2024
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