The Funniest Football Moments Ranked
In July 1950, Rajko Mitić of Yugoslavia was all set to take on the mighty Brazil in the Maracana stadium. But as he bounded gleefully from the dressing room to the field, he managed to crack his head off a girder, causing a severe cut to his forehead. Of course those were the days before substitutes, so Yugoslavia were forced to start the game with only ten men, as Mitić was patched up for the first twenty minutes. With so much riding on football matches these days, there are few moments where players and officials can comically entertain. Therefore when they do, it is generally very memorable. After demolishing Brooklyn, the Kings went on to win their next three games, turning in a seven-game winning streak, the franchise’s longest since 2004.
However, it did not stop them from eventually defeating the Africans 3-0. At John Terry's request they substituted their club captain in the 26th minute of his final game. It's the footballing equivalent of having a 'Live, Laugh, Love' cushion in your house.
Rather than abandon the game, and in the days before fourth officials and so-forth, the matchday announcer at Highbury simply asked over the tannoy whether there was a qualified referee in the crowd. Stuart Attwell may not be the most popular person in football this season. Not the point that the goal ultimately earned Reading, not the pain he caused the shamelessly-irritating Aidy Boothroyd in the process, but the fact that we could dig up this classic little incident from 1993. He then urged his team to leave the field, unless the goal was chalked off.
“The best moments started from the game Saudi Arabia against Argentina,” shared another. “But it was definitely the best World Cup I have ever watched! LAFC and the Philadelphia Union were tied 2-2 going into the extra time.
I recently caught her watching a YouTube compilation of every home run the Phillies hit last year. She asked me to send her articles on Trea Turner and wants me to provide nightly updates on whether the team is making other moves in free agency. We’ve talked about going down to Florida for spring training or maybe even getting a partial season-ticket plan. Duke and UNC will play each other again thousands of times from now until college basketball ceases to exist, but they’ll never play that game again.
It takes a special sort of person to instigate a riot at a football match and Emmanuel Adebayor is exactly that. During this perilously short cameo - in his final career appearance against United - Steven Gerrard's only involvements were clattering into one of football's nice guys, Juan Mata, and stamping on Ander Herrera. Delia Smith traded her mild-mannered sensibilities to deliver a rousing half time pep talk to the Norwich City players. Most players can only dream of having the power that Rory Delap enjoyed during Stoke City's' reigns of terror in the late 2000s. At the time though, pulling out a tragically over the top celebration for a 2-2 draw against lowly West Brom provided rival fans with plenty of ammunition. The Scot claimed Robin van Persie was lucky to avoid death when Ashley Williams...checks notes...kicked a ball at his head.
When you need a win in the Maracana stadium to have any chance of qualifying for the World Cup, you know you are in trouble. And when you are down by a goal to nil with just twenty minutes remaining, desperation starts to https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ne85PrB2c-Y kick in. It involves a game between Arsenal & Liverpool from September 1972. In it, the linesman, Dennis Drewitt (they don’t make names like they did in the 70s either), pulled a calf muscle and was unable to continue.
The funniest thing about this is the reason for Arsene Wenger's dismissal. All he did was kick a water bottle in the air. A theatrical display of Academy Award quality.
Never one to shirk a challenge, he was picked up by Harry Redknapp at West Ham, where he went on to gain cult status. All’s well that ends well I suppose. But then, the ball is pulled back to Redknapp 25 yards out. But Redknapp’s effort is mistimed, the ball loops harmlessly towards the flamboyant (a.k.a. mental) Colombian keeper Rene Higuita. Higuita produces the now infamous “Scorpion Kick”, jumping forwards, but kicking his legs behind him to fire the ball out of the danger area, to the delight and bemusement of all concerned.
TCU quarterback Max Duggan had a historic season full of impressive athletic feats, record-breaking achievements, and unbelievable second-half comebacks . Still, the most awe-inspiring moment from Duggan actually came in a loss against no. 10 Kansas State during the Big 12 championship game. Down eight points with just under five minutes remaining, the senior QB mounted an unforgettable drive and sent the title game into overtime. The NLDS against the Braves was tied at one game apiece when it moved to Philly, and I lucked into getting some tickets for her, my dad, and me.