The 5 Funniest Football Headlines
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The 5 Funniest Football Headlines
5. Eurosport
The Palmeiras defender Argelico Fucks is transferred to Benfica. Eurosport's sub-editor wets himself with excitement.
4. ESPN Soccernet
There is nothing factually inaccurate in this headline, but it's unlikely that it would have been worded in this exact manner if the team weren't called 'Young Boys' and the stadium wasn't known as 'the Wankdorf'.
3. Sky Sports
At the back of every sports editors' mind is the fact that David Seaman's name always presents an opportunity...
2. Goal
Try to picture the look of delight on the sub's face when they remembered what Juventus' nickname was, then realised that they had just played a team called BATE and came up with this work of genius.
1. The Sun
The daddy of the football headline. The Sun proves that you don't have to be smutty to be be funny, as Celtic are defeated by Scottish football minnows Inverness 'Caley' Thistle and by chance, their sub has just watched Mary Poppins for the umpteenth time. The rest is history.
