The 25 best slip of the tongues in football

There’s nothing better than a humorous incident in football, something to lighten up the beautiful game, which at times, according to a certain Mr Shankly, is more important than life or death. A good way to enjoy a giggle is to laugh at what people from the footballing world say, be it a commentator, a player, a pundit or a manager. The most common type of blunder is the ‘Colemanballs’ that refer to the former BBC commentator David Coleman, whose frequent slips of the tongue when working provided much hilarity to all those who heard him and went down history.
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