Twitter is one of the best inventions of the technological era. Celebrities far and wide use it to communicate with followers and it is particularly popular with sportspeople.
While some athletes are media trained, others fall short in that department. This can lead to some of the funniest sports tweets on the internet – many of which are on this list.
Sports betting experts will be well aware of the funniest sport tweets around though there may be one or two hidden gems in our list of the best Twitter comments in sport.
Without further ado, it is time to look at our list of the 50 most hilarious sports tweets in the history of social media. Let us know which tweet is your favourite…
Tommy McNamara will be forever mocked after this football fan’s observation
Never seen someone look less like a footballer pic.twitter.com/CQkp921ziW
— The Barclays Are Back (@EamoV1) March 6, 2016
Scott Parker channelling his inner Mike Skinner after Fulham’s victory over Brentford in the 2019/20 Championship playoff final
I would like to introduce to you the newest member of The Streets, the one and only, Scott Parker.
— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) August 6, 2020
???
? @MarkyPickard/@footballdaily pic.twitter.com/mzqPTjKP5J
When the Racing Blogger did his b*llocks on Enable
Absolute heartbreak #Enable ? pic.twitter.com/U1GghwmseP
— Stephen R Power (@racingblogger) October 6, 2019
Witty tennis fan makes Nick Kyrgios chuckle at Wimbledon
Crowd 1-0 @NickKyrgios ?#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/H7j90TObzG
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 3, 2019
Neil Warnock has always been a huge fan of The Prodigy
Firestarter.
— FPL Partridge (@FPL_Partridge) May 4, 2019
- Neil Warnock feat. Cardiff City. pic.twitter.com/OnXQbUpGaN
Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher recreate ‘that’ iconic moment
Carragher and Henry recreate THAT famous leg touch on SkySports ?? pic.twitter.com/IHSoxn8fQx
— Mr. Footy Tips (@MrFootyTips) August 27, 2017
Former Prime Minister Theresa May disappoints the country… and she does a pretty poor Mexican wave
Prime minister @theresa_may does a delayed Mexican wave. pic.twitter.com/kVQrPNdnpP
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 13, 2017
Gary Anderson wasn’t impressed with his hire car registration
Do you think europcar are taking the piss ? pic.twitter.com/abPsgmZR8Z
— Gary Anderson (@GaryAnderson180) October 9, 2016
Peak modern football chant
The home fans behind the goal in the South Stand are chanting "You're just a sh*t Tesco sandwich" at Dagenham keeper Elliot Justham.
— Elliot Owens (@elliotowens95) October 29, 2016
Wayne Rooney was the Temple Run champion at Manchester United
4.5 million on temple run. Pogba young @tomclevz23 and welbeck beat that.
— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) February 6, 2012
Jack Leach recreating that single in the 2019 Ashes
Love this.
— The Cricketer (@TheCricketerMag) August 27, 2019
Jack Leach recreating *that* single ?#Ashespic.twitter.com/T53EarJazM
Gary Anderson was involved in #fartgate at the 2018 Grand Slam of Darts
Gary Anderson:
— 888sport (@888sport) November 17, 2018
"If the boy thinks I've farted, he's 1010% wrong. There was a smell of rotten eggs - I was thinking it was him!"
The plot, like the thick stench of rotten eggs, thickens.#GrandSlamOfDarts or Grand Slam of Farts? pic.twitter.com/RB8buL7igE
Fair to say Steven Gerrard got a bit carried away when talking about Brendan Rodgers
Gerrard: “I wish I’d met Brendan when I was 24 because I think I’d be sitting here talking about a lot of titles that we’d won together.”
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 3, 2015
Probably the worst take on Football Twitter this decade
Leicester have signed non-league striker Jamie Vardy for £1m. What has football come too. Jesus Christ!!
— Jack Nex (@JackNex_) May 18, 2012
Wayne Rooney on Whitney Houston. Enough said
Whitney has passed away. RIP u will live on forever. Cant believe it. I wanna run to u. Really cant believe this. @
— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) February 12, 2012
Just David Moyes communicating to the Spanish media
David Moyes on the concept of back-to-back wins. https://t.co/UoYaeiUOGA
— Kristian (@vonstrenginho) January 7, 2015
Michael Owen and his war on wildlife
Just ran over a rabbit. Devastated.
— michael owen (@themichaelowen) October 5, 2013
Victor Wanyama impressed by spaghetti
I had spaghetti and it was very nice i enjoyed it
— Victor Wanyama (@VictorWanyama) May 7, 2012
Professional golfer Max Homa being a tad harsh on himself
Had a few caddies hit me up recently hoping to team up. They heard they usually get weekends off which is apparently a great selling point
— max homa (@maxhoma23) February 1, 2017
Donna Vekic isn't the first gamer to get frustrated
Brb throwing the PlayStation out of the window
— Donna Vekic (@DonnaVekic) April 27, 2020
After Japan recorded the biggest shock in Rugby World Cup history
These chopsticks are #StrongerThanTheBoks pic.twitter.com/Vc0HBjxANU
— ??Kenny??Makenzi? (@MakenziKenzo) September 19, 2015
The West Bromwich Albion mascot took a bit of stick
"What are your mascots then?"
— Sean (@wolves_1990) August 4, 2018
"Ours is a fox"
"We have a tiger"
"Lion. You?"
"Oh... ours is just a combi boiler with legs" pic.twitter.com/HpRFmgP2ye
James Milner outdoing the ‘Boring Milner’ Twitter account
#TBT to yesterday.... when I wasn't on Twitter! ?? pic.twitter.com/TJy4RxHZJx
— James Milner (@JamesMilner) March 22, 2018
Harry Maguire became an internet meme sensation overnight
Yeah so a good header doesn’t hurt. I mean the moment you head it proper, you feel it’s a good one. Know what I mean love? pic.twitter.com/a5b8UqDjv2
— Kyle Walker (@kylewalker2) July 7, 2018
Jose Mourinho doing Jose Mourinho things
My LORD this is incredible ? pic.twitter.com/sdRLPtjaHG
— Elliot Hackney (@ElliotHackney) August 30, 2020
Ronnie O’Sullivan didn’t hold back when discussing snooker’s young players
Ronnie O’Sullivan just straight up brutal on the reason for his longevity in snooker pic.twitter.com/4bL5FAd1Cs
— James Dart (@James_Dart) August 9, 2020
Erik Lamela went with a pretty bold haircut
Barber: “What you having today sir?”
— Charlie Wernham (@charliewernham) July 6, 2020
Erik Lamela: “Shepherds Pie please mate...”
✂️ pic.twitter.com/unzRmrGkWh
Patrice Evra takes on Liam Gallagher
Never !!! City will never win the champions league ? so much respect for your music I nearly fight one day with United Player because I play wonderwall before a game. As you were, PE. https://t.co/LFVCBNDCmk
— Patrice Evra (@Evra) October 4, 2020
Tyson Fury sending out a message to Anthony Joshua
Happy Wednesday ? pic.twitter.com/yghaJTe3zP
— TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) August 26, 2020
Specsavers ripping Premier League defenders after a crazy weekend
We're offering free tests for Premier League defenders from Monday
— Specsavers (@Specsavers) October 4, 2020
Patrick Mahomes responds after he is named only fourth in the NFL Top 100 Players
Mahomes counts to 4. As in NFL Top 100.
— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) September 29, 2020
Michael Jordan of the NFL pic.twitter.com/xBwQu27LDD
Peter Crouch spending time with his ‘family’
Summer for me is about time with family . pic.twitter.com/dtft1CZoyl
— Peter Crouch (@petercrouch) June 19, 2017
Madden NFL threw shade at former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo
We'll send him a copy of #Madden17... https://t.co/utqI0oaY9D
— Madden NFL 21 (@EAMaddenNFL) January 17, 2017
Wayne Mardle with the greatest darts interview of all-time
"There you are...on television."
— Mark Horgan (@Younghorgan) December 30, 2017
As it's darts season, please relive the greatest live interview in television history. pic.twitter.com/jExcqG72tI
This Queens Park Rangers fan has hit a new low
Never have I seen a better metaphor for watching QPR on a weekly basis pic.twitter.com/dbcV1t9wOn
— Samuel William Jones (@SamuelWJones) March 9, 2019
Just Ben Foster threatening to two foot his son
I swear if I catch my son dancing behind a reporter on sky like these kids are I'm gonna 2 foot him.
— Ben Foster (@BenFoster) September 2, 2013
Royal rivalry at Wales vs England in Cardiff
When you're sober and your pissed mate starts belting out wonderwall pic.twitter.com/moV6VHpEak
— Ruck Rugby? (@RuckRugby) September 26, 2015
Interesting pre-match presentation at the rugby
Well thats a first!! One of the weirder post match presentations I’ve been apart of... ? pic.twitter.com/RyslwPf37g
— Adam Ashley-Cooper (@AdamCoopy) December 2, 2017
At least Kevin Durant had science to fall back on if his NBA career went south
I'm watching the History channel in the club and I'm wondering how do these people kno what's goin on on the sun..ain't nobody ever been
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) July 31, 2010
Joel Embiid weighs in on Donald Trump winning the 2016 Presidential Election
Well America is tanking!!! All we can do is Trust The Process...
— Joel “Troel” Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) November 9, 2016
After that play call lost Seattle Seahawks the Super Bowl
Pete Carroll's phone pic.twitter.com/DFT3uYMgsQ
— Umang Dua (@umangdua) February 2, 2015
Jofra Archer predicting England’s dramatic Cricket World Cup win
Wouldn't mind a super over
— Jofra Archer (@JofraArcher) July 4, 2015
Mike Dean being his card-happy self at Parklife Festival in 2019
As if Mike Dean was at Parklife pic.twitter.com/GxlRXW6vEC
— Jack Kenmare (@jackkenmare_) June 10, 2019
Leeds United and the worst football kit release of all-time
? | Our new crest #MOT #LUFC
— Leeds United (@LUFC) January 24, 2018
6 months of research
10,000 people consulted
Ready for the next 100 years
Watch video ➡️ https://t.co/rIIdL2Yz9F pic.twitter.com/pMrd3zTjCl
Tyson Fury on the state of boxing in 2017
All the bitches in boxing, @BronzeBomber @anthonyfjoshua @kingkongboxing @KIitschko @TonyBellew @EddieHearn a line of easy bitches.????????? pic.twitter.com/C1Dx7CaKVH
— TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) April 20, 2017
Renault sent McLaren a ‘how to’ guide on Carlos Sainz
Dear @McLarenF1,
— Renault F1 Team (@RenaultF1Team) November 28, 2018
Getting to know a new driver can be tough. But don’t worry, we’ve got your back. Here’s a @Carlossainz55 How-To manual with advice from your friends at @RenaultSportF1 (and a little bit of @ToroRosso too)!#RSspirit #RenaultFamily pic.twitter.com/YXhrKQ4GD2
Mark Williams celebrated his World Snooker Championship success with an all-nighter
I said the sun will have to come up , Still going ????? pic.twitter.com/R63IvutZiy
— MARK WILLIAMS M.B.E (@markwil147) May 8, 2018
Dele Alli doing footballers no favours at all
Microsoft bought Skype for 8.5 billion dollars. LOL idiots! They could have downloaded it for free!
— Dele (@dele_official) May 31, 2012
Gary Anderson was unable to play in the PDC Home Tour due to poor internet
— Gary Anderson (@GaryAnderson180) April 17, 2020
The most famous football tweet of all-time
Hi rio do u want picking up in the morning pal
— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) April 23, 2011
*Credit for the main photo belongs to Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP Photo*
FIRST PUBLISHED: 8th October 2020
