The best and funniest tweets from the world of football this week, featuring Tim Sherwood’s fortune telling, Big Sam Allardyce finds a new Premier League club, Arsenal’s awful campaign, and Jack Grealish’s hell of a week.
If we could replace Boris Johnson with Jeff Stelling and Chris Kamara for the Covid-19 announcements, that would be great.
https://twitter.com/_jasminebaba/status/1340332730937184263?s=20
Tottenham’s title challenge didn’t last long.
https://twitter.com/LFC_Cillian/status/1340689543427739648?s=20
Why Kane and Son are a striking partnership for the ages
Their misery gave us this iconic Tim Sherwood moment.
https://twitter.com/RVC__/status/1339326978466443270?s=20
It’s not the first time he’s made a bad prediction.
https://twitter.com/SmnLlyd5/status/1339482816464252930?s=20
Big Sam is back, baby!
https://twitter.com/Jon_Mackenzie/status/1339183498331107329?s=20
Arsenal might be wishing they had moved for Allardyce first.
https://twitter.com/thfclp__/status/1340341076998164482?s=20
They’re already getting used to hoofing the ball away, at least.
https://twitter.com/S7HMIDT/status/1340414046592495616?s=20
Agreed.
I think we can all agree that the last thing Twitter needs is more Arsenal fans https://t.co/SQj6CUa4o3
— Tom Williams (@tomwfootball) December 16, 2020
Imagine where Man City would be without Kevin De Bruyne?
Man City this season pic.twitter.com/823OS18YEL
— ✩ (@oluwxnuski) December 19, 2020
Pep Guardiola continues to provide value for money on the touchline.
https://twitter.com/Kristian_Walsh/status/1338965740137877508?s=20
I see Newcastle United are still terrible to watch.
When Allan Saint-Maximin isn't playing. pic.twitter.com/Bqt1qOKdrI
— Jonny Sharples (@JonnyGabriel) December 17, 2020
Heroic backs-to-the-wall stuff by 11-man Newcastle to cling on against Fulham.
— George Caulkin (@GeorgeCaulkin) December 19, 2020
Please can I be put in whichever tier means I don't have to watch Steve Bruce's Newcastle United again.
— Jonny Sharples (@JonnyGabriel) December 19, 2020
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A great week for Jack Grealish on the pitch, not so much off of it.
#BANNED | An international footballer who crashed into parked vehicles and mounted a pavement has been banned from driving today.
Jack Grealish had disobeyed lockdown rules to meet friends at the time.
Full story ➡️ https://t.co/flcMOxwc1A
Watch the video ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/Sn47CGg4IG
— West Midlands Police (@WMPolice) December 15, 2020
This was a masterful piece of deception to be fair, though.
https://twitter.com/FootyRustling/status/1338805795417427968?s=20
Watch this FIRE assist from Jan Vertonghen for Son Heung-min’s Puskas Award-winning goal.
https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/1339669696908578816?s=20
Can we be sure it’s really water and not something… stronger?
https://twitter.com/RichardAmofa/status/1339664614154493953?s=20
This is a true fact.
https://twitter.com/xjemmagriffiths/status/1338606830122053638?s=20
God only knows where those bibs have been.
If you’ve ever worn one of those unwashed bibs at football training you don’t have to worry about what’s in the vaccine.
— Megan (@MeganHughes_9) December 19, 2020
Moses Odubajo regretted the second he looked at his mentions after the match.
@swfc Get this muppet sacked toneyt @Moses_28 Celebrating with the other team after conceding pic.twitter.com/912NF6gpol
— Chris Ashley (@chrisashley121) December 15, 2020
We’re almost at the end of 2020, well done everyone.
2020 is Michael Owen and the world is a 13 year old goalkeeper from Stoke
— Chris Shields (@Big_Shields6) December 14, 2020
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