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Tweets of the Year: David Coote, Roy Keane, snapping spaghetti and the Wot d’Or

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Tweets of the Year: David Coote, Roy Keane, snapping spaghetti and the Wot d’Or
Tweets of the Year: David Coote, Roy Keane, snapping spaghetti and the Wot d’Or

2024 has finally drawn to a close, so we’ve collated the very best football tweets of the past year for your enjoyment. 

There is a lot to look back on, so let’s not waste anymore time, so here they are in (for the most part) chronological order.

Tweets of the Year: David Coote, Roy Keane, snapping spaghetti and the Wot d’Or

What do you get for the thirty-something Football Manager gamer in your life?

Brazilian football took shithousery to new levels this year. 

Raheem Sterling made one of the great free kick attempts of our time. 

Harry Kane remains the greatest trophy dodger in the game. 

The longest running series in television history. 

Athletic Club de Bilbao won the Copa del Rey and they celebrated it in some style. 

It’s heartening to see there’s still room for moments of tenderness at the highest level of the sport. 

This West Ham United fan couldn’t have looked less threatening if he tried. 

https://twitter.com/ciarcarlin/status/1781464057112940941

The 2023/24 Premier League title race in a nutshell. 

https://twitter.com/Gilology/status/1780294062651670970

Nottingham Forest put out this absolutely unhinged tweet after they were denied three penalty shouts against Everton. 

Alan Shearer’s response was brilliant. 

The real MVP in MLS this season was not Lionel Messi. It was Raquinho the Raccoon.

IRN BRU delivered one of the greatest football ads ahead of Euro 2024. 

Carlo Ancelotti won his fifth Uefa Champions League as a manager this year. He was managing Everton not that long ago. 

Unfortunately the Euros bore witness to some disgraceful anti-Italian discrimination. 

Uefa are intent on killing the beautiful game. 

The level of disrespect Andre Amadou Onana showed this reporter was hilarious. 

No one will ever offer up a better explanation of the differences between the Euros and the Copa America than this. 

Here’s a visual representation, in case you needed it. 

Landon Donovan showed up to work with the worst hair job of all time. 

Remember when Darwin Nunez absolutely lost his head and started fighting spectators in the stands?

Peter Crouch had his finest moment as a pundit during the summer. 

An object lesson in how not to start a football match. 

Aston Villa released the best kit reveal of the year. 

Roy Keane has no time for drivers who park in disabled spaces. 

Easily the best video of 2024. 

No image has ever captured the difference between Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti so perfectly.

Riccardo Calafiori had Arsenal fans feeling some kind of way. 

Louis van Gaal provided us with a very honest update on his health in August. 

We learned Mikel Arteta hired a group of pickpockets to keep the Arsenal players on their toes. What an exhausting manager he must be to work under. 

Sometimes the jokes write themselves. 

All those pre-season prayers from Ugandan Man Utd fans didn’t have the desired effect. 

You have to admire this Ipswich Town fan’s commitment to the bit. 

Read – Remembering the Liverpool XI that relegated Ipswich in 2002

This was a nice little addition to the Premier League this season. 

It’s great to have Jamie Vardy back in the Premier League. 

Trying to be too clever on Football Manager rarely pays off. 

Cole Palmer proved that being able to not engage your brain is an elite skill in football. He’s all vibes and goals. 

Read – The youngest Premier League hat-trick scorers for Chelsea

Not even he would be stupid enough to leave Erling Haaland out of his FPL team on GW1, though. 

Fantasy Premier League – 69 classic FPL team names to use this season

The return of Oasis resulted in the greatest football stat ever unearthed. 

Fast forward a few months and Man City are playing as badly as they did during the band’s peak. 

Sparta Prague engaged in some top tier gloating after they qualified for the Uefa Champions League league phase. 

Gary Neville put the commentator’s curse on Kobbie Mainoo during Liverpool’s win over Man Utd. 

There is nothing like Scottish football. 

Every single time. 

Lee Carsley caused a stir by not singing the national anthem during his spell as interim England manager. 

Read – Lee Carsley national anthem decision needs no explanation in the face of tabloid fury

Declan Rice made a show of himself by doing a non-celebration celebration – against his former country. 

Now that’s what I call an impact sub. 

Everton’s 2024 summed up. 

You have to be really committed to be a Toffees fan. 

Almost impossible to pick out just one compilation video from Bryan’s Gunn this year, but this has to be my favourite. 

Nobody topped Real Betis for best transfer reveal in 2024. 

The magic of the cup.

Erling Haaland has erased poor Mickey Quinn’s Premier League legacy with his ridiculous goalscoring exploits. 

Jhon Duran became the GOAT of scoring goals as a substitute. 

His record off the bench is incredible. 

Imagine going through a whole season unbeaten with a perfect defensive record and not winning the league. 

Vinicius Jr’s missed out on the Ballon d’Or to Rodri, making Rio Ferdinand look very foolish indeed. 

Man Utd sacked Erik ten Hag in October. 

The Dutchman left a parting gift for Pep Guardiola. 

https://twitter.com/speziaIs/status/1861530522112889176

Set piece coaches earned celebrity status this year. 

Marcelo parted ways with Fluminense following an extraordinary touchline fallout with manager Mano Menezes. 

These mascots deserve a raise. 

 

Sky Sports News reporter Gary Cotterill made an absolute fool of himself during Ruben Amorim’s press conference, ahead of the Portuguese coach’s move to Man Utd. 

https://twitter.com/ProximaJornada1/status/1853496818388119598

No post caused as much of a furore on Football Twitter this year as the tweet of David Coote having a rant about Jurgen Klopp did. 

https://twitter.com/Josh97LFC/status/1855968991119872392

Look, who among us hasn’t committed potentially career-ending material to video at the end of a gaff party?

It would only get worse for dear old David. 

https://twitter.com/PL_Match_Centre/status/1856782035492233713

You just know he’s done this at least once at a gaff party. 

Meanwhile, in Argentina, a top-flight club was heavily criticised for fielding an influencer before taking him off a minute after the game kicked off. 

https://twitter.com/marcosquintanna/status/1856052110217097325

This might be the funniest Roy Keane moment of all time. 

Sean Dyche looked like a guilty dog after he’s just stolen some sausages off your plate. 

Liverpool defender Conor Bradley upended Kylian Mbappé, turning the Real Madrid star into a meme.  

No wonder Leicester City sacked Steve Cooper. This might be the best Premier League stat of 2024. 

A last-minute wardrobe change caused havoc with this punditry team. 

https://twitter.com/Sian_Hewitt89/status/1863324725251805437

Ruben Amorim has not had the intended effect on Man Utd since becoming manager. 

Biggest result of the year. 

Marco Reus finally did it and we couldn’t be happier for him. 

https://twitter.com/Khaya_LFC/status/1865727413407101058

Football is at its very best when played by a bunch of drunk men.

The most bizarre reaction to a goal we’ve ever seen. 

it’s not been a great few months for Spurs or Ange Postecoglou, but in fairness look at what he has to work with. 

As is tradition, muslim footballer Mo Salah confused everyone by tweeting a photo of him and his family with a Christmas tree. 

https://twitter.com/MoSalah/status/1871982354350354568

Read – Mo Salah backed to realise Ballon d’Or dream in 2025 by Liverpool legend

Club commentary at its finest. 

We can’t wait to see what 2025 has in store for us. 

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