The media is such a serious business, that when an editor or a sub-editor has the chance to have a little fun with their headlines then nine times out of ten they’ll take it.
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Clever word play is vital to the publishing industry, and when all the right names fall into place it brings out the inner poet and all that’s left is to fill in the gaps and string it all together.
Thanks to the Sabotage Times, we are able to bring you the five funniest headlines in football history.
5. F*cks off to Benfica
What an unfortunate name Argelico F**ks has, but when he joined Benfica in 2001, the editors at Eurosport took a once in a lifetime opportunity to write a controversial, yet entirely accurate headline.
4. Old Lady Unable To Master BATE At Home
It was just too perfect to pass up. In 2008 when Juventus failed to get the better of European minnows BATE Borisov in the Champions League, Goal seized on the chance to have a little chuckle at the Italian’s expense.
3. Keegan fills Schmeichel’s gap with Seaman
To be fair, there probably aren’t many jokes about his name that David Seaman hasn’t heard before. However, his one saving grace was in the press, but this brilliant innuendo was dreamed up when he left Arsenal to replace fellow veteran Peter Schmeichel.
2. Brum promise internal Butt probe
Nicky Butt was another player that was no stranger to hearing cracks about his name (sorry!) and when he went AWOL during his time with Birmingham, Setanta jumped at the opportunity to make a well time anal probe prank.
1. Super Caley Go Ballistic Celtic Are Atrocious
Sadly, this is likely to be the lasting legacy of John Barnes’ management career with Celtic. We just hope that Julie Andrews received a royalty cheque for the usage!
