Hitzlsperger shock! Ancelotti eyebrow! Joey Barton v Sir Alex Ferguson! More besides! Is it Tweets of the Week? That definitely isn’t not the case…
Better Version of Most Other People’s Jokes of the Week
Jonathan Liew, Telegraph
The world of football still stunned by the news that Thomas Hitzlsperger played 52 times for Germany.
— Jonathan Liew (@jonathanliew) January 8, 2014
Still at the Translating Literally Stage of the Week
Álvaro Negredo, Manchester City
Good performance of the teammates. I'm very happy with my 3 goals too! Here is the ball of the match.. pic.twitter.com/N254I8t1rm
— Álvaro Negredo 9 (@_AlvaroNegredo_) January 8, 2014
Observational Comedy of the Week
Joey Barton, Queens Park Rangers
What was the point of him retiring. He's at every game. Go on holiday. Play golf. Spend time with your family. Or friends Busy c*nt #fergie
— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) January 7, 2014
Arched Eyebrow of the Week
Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid manager
Ancelotti: “Debemos coger ventaja ante Osasuna para tener un partido de vuelta confortable” http://t.co/LiL426qwAI pic.twitter.com/UYxngMQbJa
— Real Madrid C. F. (@realmadrid) January 8, 2014
Kindred Spirits of the Week
Phil McNulty, BBC and Iain Macintosh, ESPN/Mirror
"Tim Sherwood's A Gooner" echoes around The Emirates.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) January 4, 2014
"Tim Sherwood's a Gooner," rings out around The Emirates.
— Iain Macintosh (@iainmacintosh) January 4, 2014
Retweeted Abuse of the Week
[That received by] Tancredi Palmeri, CNN and Gazzetta dello Sport
@tancredipalmeri shut the fuck up you bullshitting wanker.. italian pizza maker fat fuck, how the fuck are you a journalist? Dickhead
— Johnny (@JohnnyM_1995) January 8, 2014
Flight of Fancy of the Week
Robert Earnshaw, Toronto FC
Sometimes I wish there was a local shop that you can go in and buy TIME, so you can do more in a day.
— Robert Earnshaw (@RobertEarnshaw) January 6, 2014
Treasured Memory of the Week
Ian Bishop, ex-Everton, Manchester City and West Ham United
Making my debut for #efc…like it was only yesterday.. pic.twitter.com/4WWRVTN8p7
— Ian Bishop (@BishBlueHammer) January 9, 2014
Those were our Tweets of the Week. Join us on Monday for our Tweets of the Weekend!