Did Chelsea's Willian just take aim at manager Conte?
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Some strategically placed trophies suggest he's done just that
Chelsea defeated Manchester United at the weekend to hold the FA Cup aloft, and it appears that Willian was so thrilled he took to social media with a celebratory image. There were some interesting placements of the trophy emoji though.
Elsewhere, if you want to witness the most satisfying fans jumping in unison scene ever, then look no further than Frankfurt's Twitter account.
1) From Fleetwood to the World Cup Finals
Jamie Vardy's six-year plan working out quite well, really.
2) Cynical? Yes. Clever? Also yes
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Kudos to whichever Nou Camp marketing executive noticed that the number eight looks a bit like the infinity symbol if you just rotate it. Bang: there's 50,000 shirt sales right there.
3) Tenuous crossover content of the week
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It's the #RoyalWedding. You have a vast video archive at your fingertips. American goalkeepers? Yep, American goalkeepers.
4) The royal Match of the Day
Let's face it, the royal wedding proved to be a more compelling TV event than the FA Cup final, especially if you managed to shoehorn some football references in.
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Meanwhile, what sensible groom sanctions an invitation for David Beckham, a man who makes every other man look inferior simply by turning up?
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5) Kit launched, literally
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In other Catalan shirt-launch news, here's the new Barcelona kit being flown over the city by a drone. There are now no more ways to announce you have a new kit for next season.
6) Phil Jones: reliable content
The FA Cup final, lest we forget, provided us with some textbook Phil Jones.
A clumsy challenge? A silly face? A minor head injury? Check, check check.
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7) Willian, it was really nothing
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Let's assume it's just a coincidence that Chelsea's Willian placed those trophy emojis in such a way that it perfectly obscured the manager who consistently refuses to put him in the starting line-up...
8) Well, that de-escalated quickly
Brave stuff from Bayern's James Rodriguez befpre the German Cup final. Naturally, given such pre-match bravado, they lost to Eintracht Frankfurt
Speaking of whom, this is how their fans enjoyed their first trophy in 30 years...
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...and this is some sensational work:
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9) The most reliably amusing thing in the sport of association football
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Why do officials always fall over like that? Why is it always so funny, for both sets of fans? Let's not overanalyse these things, in case we ruin it forever.
