20 Stupidest Footballer Tweets

The world of football has been rapidly changing for the last several decades.

Never has it been easier for fans to gain some insight into how professional footballers live their lives or to interact with their favourite stars.

It's also never been easier for footballers to rant their frustrations or make fools out of themselves in public.

Let's take a look at some "woopsie" moments committed by current or ex-footballing stars.

Enjoy the show!

Emmanuel Frimpong

Emmanuel Frimpong is a rising midfield disruptor in Arsenal's ranks.

Whilst Arsenal already have a tweeting star who we will see plenty of later in this slideshow, Frimpong is playing the role of the pretender.

“I will never leave Arsenal even if I get released I will beg on both knees to stay they gna have to escort me. #DEEEEEENCH," he tweeted.

Unfortunately, he's not pulling off the tweeting with nearly as much style as his teammate. He spurts rubbish.

Michael Owen

Michael Owen consistently produces some of the stupidest tweets when he attempts to take on Piers Morgan in a battle of wits and humour.

Bad choice.

Owen is not the most incoherent speaker amongst those in his line of work, but not many footballers possess the skills or mental development to outwit someone who takes people on on a serial basis.

Owen tweeted, “@piersmorgan Must admit, used to enjoy your banter but lately it's been horrific. You need some new lines. #piersisanugget."

Seamus Coleman / Phil Neville

These two aptly reveal to us just how much free time professional footballers have considering the amount of money they get paid.

We all feel hard done by if they've got time to have conversations like this, however hilarious they are.

Phil Neville, fizzer18, tweeted, "@seamiecoleman23 hello seamie see ur sub again for the republic tomorrow night!!!"

Seamus Coleman, seamiecoleman23, replied, "@fizzer18 if I'm lucky I'll be sub.. Maybe won't even make the bench.. Any advice for me? U have plenty experience of being on the bench."

The conversation continues:

fizzer18: @seamiecoleman23 sub for ireland-its like being sub for man utd youth team! Although u r a 50k signing from sligo bless!

seamiecoleman23: @fizzer18 u looking forward to next season.. U must be glad garys retired? Ur family might come watch u on a saturday now!

seamiecoleman23: @fizzer18 actually they will prob just stay in and watch him on sky sports instead of watching u!

Rio Ferdinand No. 1

Rio Ferdinand tweeted, "Wow, how much would Ronaldo, Messi or.........ME be worth 2day in this crazy market?!!! 100m+ all day!!" 

Probably not Ferdinand.

I am one of a number of people who believes he is very much on his way out of the top tier footballing scene.

With Chris Smalling and Phil Jones looking more than established already, Ferdinand needs to focus on keeping fit and sticking to his defensive duties a bit better than he did against Manchester City.

Jack Wilshere

Wilshere tweeted, "[After Newcastle 4-4 Arsenal]. Inconsistent refereeing needs to stop. It's killing the game. If Diaby is sent off, what's the difference between that and Kevin Nolan's challenge on our keeper!?? #Joke"

Jack! Be careful! They're watching you!

It's crazy to think Jack Wilshere would tweet something like this after all the Twitter-related controversies happening around him.

It's exactly the kind of thing that gets a player fined or has Arsene Wenger on the phone asking him to close down his Twitter account.

Wilshere is such an avid tweeter—I can't imagine what he'd do without it.

Joey Barton No. 1

Joey Barton is now a household name in running off at the mouth. No one does it better than Joey.

Luckily for him, Twitter was invented, meaning he could argue with everyone else on the globe besides the players, the officials and the crowd sitting in the stadium.

He provides great social commentary such as this:

“Techinally I said I was most inform english midf player which I think was correct, who played better than me individually last season? FACT”

That was him trying to argue his way onto the England team.

Jonjo Shelvey

Definitely one of THE stupidest tweets ever. Although, it is believed it was not his fault.

After gaining thousands of followers on Twitter, Jonjo Shelvey posted a picture of his crown jewels for everyone to see.

It was immediately followed up with a rather apologetic message explaining that his friends had done it, not him, but the damage was done.

Kenny Dalglish would not have been a fan of that tackle...

Ryan Babel

“The boss left me out. No explanation," Babel tweeted.

When will players learn?

Goodbye, Anfield. Hello, Hoffenheim.

Diego Maradona

Yes, this is a stupid tweet. But, it's also absolutely hilarious.

Tweeting Thierry Henry after his infamous hand ball to take France through to the 2010 World Cup finals, he wrote, “I know how it feels! See you in South Africa!"

Brilliant. But naughty!

Jose Enrique No. 1

Clearly inspired by then teammate Joey Barton, Jose Enrique turned his hand to Twitter and started slating the club's transfer policy.

This is the first one, which very much put him in the shop window: "The club is allowing all the major players of the team to go. Seriously, do you think it is the fault of the players? Andy (Carroll), nobby (Kevin Nolan) etc etc."

This is more of a reassuring message to the fans, no doubt.

Jose Enrique No. 2

"This club will never again fight to be among the top 6 again with this policy," Enrique tweeted.

I believe this was the final nail in the coffin for Jose.

Probably on purpose, since he was witnessing a minor exodus, Jose Enrique soon secured his estimated £5-million move to Liverpool and forgot all about the supposedly unambitious board at Newcastle.

Instead, he was greeted by an ambitious and over-spending Liverpool board.

Good switch!

Darren Bent

Ah yes, perhaps the most famous stupid football tweet.

"Do I wanna go Hull City NO. Do I wanna go stoke NO do I wanna go sunderland YES so stop f****** around, Levy. Sunderland are not the problem in the slightest," Bent wrote.

Darren Bent, you have both shed some light as to who wants you and landed yourself in huge trouble.

The frustrations of top level transfers probably come aplenty what with the greed of the modern day footballer combined with image rights, sponsorships, installments and even preferred shirt numbers.

He got fined pretty heavily for this vomit of words, and he now plays for Aston Villa.

Joey Barton No. 2

"'Wolves snubbed me' I read in this morning papers hahahahahaha....don't know what Mick's been smoking......#hesoffhisbarnet #porkypies," Barton tweeted.

Joey Barton knows better than the rest of us how much the newspapers simply make stuff up about footballers and transfers during the transfer window simply to gain reads.

So, why he reacts like this to the improbable situation of Mick McCarthy extending Barton an invitation to join Wolves, I'm not sure.

Imagine the dressing room with arch-rivals Karl Henry and Joey Barton partnering each other in central midfield.

Glen Johnson

Having been criticised by Paul Merson on Sky Sports News for a performance which was below par, Glen Johnson responded in this manner: "Comments from alcoholic drug abusers are not really gonna upset me and who is Paul Merson to judge players, he was average at the best of times.”

Nope, he's not done yet either: “The only reason he’s on that show is coz he gambled all his money away. The clown!”

The tweet has been deleted, but he refuses to apologise.

Ryan Babel No. 2

The Dutchman strikes again!

Football needs people like this, even if what posts will inevitably land him in hot water.

After Liverpool lost to Manchester United, Ryan Babel posted a picture of Howard Webb (the game's referee) in a Manchester United shirt with the following caption: "And they call him one of the best referees? That’s a joke.”

He has since apologised, but that really is a great picture.

Rio Ferdinand No. 2

Rio Ferdinand is a true, true gentleman.

Actually, he's the complete opposite. You gain an understanding of the way he is by the way he types on Twitter, and if you remember that he was poached from the famous West Ham youth academy in East London, it all starts to piece together.

However, this is just vile.

A private message sent to journalist Oliver Holt of The Mirror read as follows: "You fat pr***, u got something to say about me missing a drugs test say it when u see me."

I don't condone publishing private messages, but maybe I'd be tempted to show the world this one too.

Jack Wilshere No. 2

This is a bit of a stupid one from Jack Wilshere, but it's pretty funny too.

He wrote, “Training finished! Had a drugs test! Urine and blood.... i hate it! Can’t do a Wee when someone is watching me #embarissing.”

Good on you for revealing intimate and personal details, and fair play for stating it is embarrassing.

But, that's not how you spell embarrassing.

Marvin Morgan

Okay, Marvin Morgan and Aldershot Town are not English Premier League participants, but I had to include this one.

He wrote, “Like to thank the fans who booed me off the pitch. Where’s that going to get you! I hope you all die.”

I'll say no more.

Joey Barton No. 3

Barton wrote, “Great player, leader, captain, person, trainer and mostly a friend for life. Devastated to see him SOLD! #mejoseandjonasnext”

Talk about engineering a move!

Earlier in the slideshow, Jose Enrique touched on how Newcastle were facing an exodus, but Barton takes it a step further, predicting who will be off.

He got two out of three correct.

Joey Barton and Enrique took their leave, but Jonas Gutierrez is still plugging away effectively on Newcastle's left wing.

Ending on a Good Note

As a user of Twitter myself, writing this article made me think that the form of social media that has become so popular is, in fact, stupid.

So let's end on a bright note, an example of how Twitter can be used with decency and effectiveness.

Step up to the plate, Robin van Persie!

Having been accused of a Nazi celebration after scoring against Chelsea he posted this:

"It has been brought to my attention of some ridiculous allegations concerning my celebration of one of my goals yesterday.

It is totally ludicrous to suggest that my action of brushing my shoulder and pointing to my fans could be construed as anything else but of a showing of joy and celebration.

To suggest this meant anything to the contrary is insulting and absolutely absurd as nothing else came into my mind."

Fair play, Robin.