14 times footballers were unintentionally hilarious on Twitter

Wayne Rooney is particularly brilliant.
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14 times footballers were unintentionally hilarious on Twitter
Victor Wanyama is just one of the many footballers with excellent Twitter feeds. Credit: Garcia/BPI/REX/Shutterstock/twitter

LONDON -- Footballers are an interesting bunch on Twitter.

More often than not they'll tweet about sport, but every now and again they completely take us by surprise.

From unexpected celebrity encounters to blunt admissions of vehicular rabbit-slaughter, we've rounded up some of their most unexpectedly hilarious tweets.

1. The time Victor Wanyama shared his thoughts on Paranormal Activity 3.

2. And the time he shared his thoughts on his spaghetti.

3. This update from Barry Bannan.

4. The time Wayne Rooney got his apps confused.

5. The time he shared this important hair update.

6. And his thoughts on Mr Bean.

7. Oh, and the time he accidentally got into an argument with himself.

8. Victor Anichebe's awkward celebrity encounter.

9. The time Louis Saha shared some #Tips.

10. This very blunt update from Michael Owen.

11. The time he shared his opinion on films.

12. And his opinion on Christmas.

13. This time Robert Huth shared this contrasting opinion.

14. And finally, the time Mario Balotelli named his new pig.

Never change, footballers.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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