Yahoo Sports Tweets of the Week: Boring England, Anthony Gordon’s bike crash, public enemy Southgate
Check out some of the best tweets from Football Twitter as Euro 2024 entered the knockout phase of the competition, England continue to bore us all to tears, and Anthony Gordon went for a flight on his bike.
Those two days without games were torture.
Woop woop it's the knockouts! pic.twitter.com/1nVeyS5meD
— Simpsons England (@EnglandSimpsons) June 29, 2024
England, though, were happy to put an unwatchable group stage behind them after drawing with Slovenia.
Good chant from this Slovenia fan to be fair. Could catch on… pic.twitter.com/b0DuJm87s1
— Phil Kitromilides (@PhilKitro) June 25, 2024
The Three Lions squad spent their time off riding bikes. What could possibly go wrong?
"I've gone ten feet in the air, chin first!" 😮
Anthony Gordon explains how he fell off his mountain bike 🚲 pic.twitter.com/qyp9WmmIAc
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) June 28, 2024
Anthony Gordon trying to impress the other England lads on his bike in Germany: pic.twitter.com/b3Yr4n8uZc
— Blackandwhitebanter (@bnwbanter) June 28, 2024
He’s obviously just too eager to win a place in the starting XI.
Anthony Gordon to Southgate. pic.twitter.com/mKb8gG4zlN
— No Context Scouse (@NoContextScouse) June 25, 2024
Gareth Southgate is still figuring out how best to set out his team.
Gareth Southgate making a tactical change #EURo2024 #southgateout #engslo pic.twitter.com/R0rvxlJKsK
— Daniel Waters (@superh0ops) June 25, 2024
In the past he’s managed to implement a boring but effective style of play. This summer it’s just boring and bad.
“Play exciting football or be Jamaican..”
Gareth Southgate: pic.twitter.com/IgIPL0Sw1u
— 〰️ (@SenseiCarl_) June 25, 2024
Not even England fans want to watch England.
England fans rn pic.twitter.com/2G9h5lVawW
— Dobby Club (@DobbyClub06) June 25, 2024
Southgate’s popularity is at an all-time low.
he’s deadass up there with hitler pic.twitter.com/7Uaud2Hh04
— َ (@ftbledison1) June 25, 2024
But you cannot deny that his genius masterplan is coming together.
Spain, Germany, Portugal, France and Belgium all on the same side of the draw, you say? pic.twitter.com/LsEas9uaOT
— Grace Robertson 🏳️⚧️ (@GraceOnFootball) June 26, 2024
This sums up England’s lacklustre attack.
Marcus Rashford scored more goals in the group stages of the last World Cup than the entire England side has managed in the group stages at Euro 2024.
— Sam Pilger (@sampilger) June 25, 2024
The Mike Bassett film feels very prescient.
🏴 'Mike Bassett: England Manager' was 23 years ahead of it's time… pic.twitter.com/U8UFPATrrc
— Rich Woodward (@IpsRich) June 26, 2024
At least it hasn’t descended to the level of ‘captain orders team off the field instead of applauding the fans.
Oh, la scène surréaliste après Ukraine-Belgique: les joueurs belges se dirigent vers leurs supporters sous une énorme bronca, De Bruyne craque et demande de revenir au centre du terrain 😳 #ukrbel #EURo2024 pic.twitter.com/jsAj3No0C1
— JS Grond-Tran (@JS_Grond) June 26, 2024
It feels like Georgia are the only ones having a good time at the Euros.
Tbilisi right now 🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪 #Georgia #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/ONaT1e5dao
— Visioner (@visionergeo) June 26, 2024
It’s been a great tournament for sticking the big man up top.
Stick it in the mixer and pump it up to the big lad this EUROs. pic.twitter.com/2d1GxSpIqP
— h (@htomufc) June 23, 2024
This Twitter account is incredible.
Christ as the Man of Sorrows, by The Master of Sankt Kathrein, 1475, 📸 by Boris Streubel pic.twitter.com/GS2JofzSjb
— ArtButMakeItSports (@ArtButSports) June 25, 2024
I do wonder what is going on inside Cole Palmer’s head.
he’s so unintentionally funny to me pic.twitter.com/WDJDSRqNnt
— n 🏆 ⁵ (@mirrorballcfc) June 26, 2024
I hope Geoff Hurst got his money’s worth for this.
Hahaha fucking hell Geoff how much did they pay you for that pic.twitter.com/p34CBhL9GR
— GeorgeWeahsCousin (@WeahsCousin) June 25, 2024
Football commentators have a way of making you feel real old.
Watching football in your thirties pic.twitter.com/0iasJ9IRmP
— Ali Woods (@AliWoodsGigs) June 25, 2024
The best thing about any major international tournament is not the football, but the little vehicles that deliver the ball.
Special delivery of the match ball ahead of Mexico v Jamaica 🚗
"Textbook parking" 😂 pic.twitter.com/g5cpEWJHwf
— Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) June 23, 2024
The chad Spaniards are going to go all the way at Euro 2024.
Que es esta maravilla 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/v9uBSbx30Q
— LaCuarta🇪🇦 (@Xaavii04_) June 23, 2024
This referee’s true calling is pro wrestling announcer.
MLS is not a serious league pic.twitter.com/M8f6MZs2XS
— Andy Ha (@AndyHa_) June 24, 2024
An absolutely surreal send off for Scotland.
A Bavarian goodbye for Scotland 🏴#BBCEuros #Euro2024 pic.twitter.com/V7P5ZZCwuZ
— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) June 24, 2024
Steve Clarke couldn’t help but get in a little bit of xenophobia before leaving Germany.
Steve Clarke's anti Argentinian rant 😂 pic.twitter.com/2I5LhvO3Vg
— Le Souness (@LeSouness) June 23, 2024
Steve Clarke wanting answers from the Argentinian ref last night pic.twitter.com/n8ml5eBoYF
— Alex (@alegil2101) June 24, 2024
Birmingham City fans are going to be treated to away days in places they had long forgotten existed in England this season.
“Birmingham City are pleased to announce their fixtures for the forthcoming 2024/25 season”pic.twitter.com/qbhDTIECPi
— 💙 (@DajerbalJames) June 26, 2024
Jean-Philippe Mateta: bald icon.
Less hair.
More aura. https://t.co/MR517rALDT pic.twitter.com/jkAUbfACQm— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) June 28, 2024
If David Moyes insists on referring to Czechia as Czechoslovakia, then he needs to do it across the board.
“I think Switzerland will really struggle against Weimar Republic this evening” pic.twitter.com/XYF39I8z8u
— Zak (@ZG1999_) June 23, 2024
Habsburg is making the comeback of the century.
The Habsburg Cup pic.twitter.com/eM51xWmbUc
— Antonio 🇮🇹 (@Antonio12I) June 24, 2024
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