A Selection Of The Best Sporting Memes Of 2018

With 2018 slowly rumbling to a close, we take a look over the best sporting memes of the year, with Ballybrack FC, Martin O'Neill and England supporters among the standout performers.

The best sporting memes of 2018

Chelsea's desperate search for a striker

 

View this post on Instagram

 

Exclusive! We've found Chelsea's transfer target list. #cfc #Chelsea #TransferNews

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Jan 18, 2018 at 1:56pm PST

Jonny Sexton's drop goal to the Titanic soundtrack

 

View this post on Instagram

 

Johnny Sexton dropgoal with the Titanic soundtrack!

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Feb 3, 2018 at 12:40pm PST

A great Peter Crouch meme

 

View this post on Instagram

 

One of the all-time great tweets.

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Feb 19, 2018 at 4:34am PST

Solid Beast from the East content

 

View this post on Instagram

 

No GAA today but Galway have a team good to go and raring for the conditions #stormemma

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Mar 3, 2018 at 3:51am PST

Duffer and Keane

 

View this post on Instagram

 

#coybig

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Apr 7, 2018 at 5:50am PDT

Kit Mix up

 

View this post on Instagram

 

?

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Apr 18, 2018 at 9:33am PDT

Thanos is a Stoke fan

 

View this post on Instagram

 

??☄️

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on May 5, 2018 at 10:10am PDT

Tagline of the year

 

View this post on Instagram

 

It's all about the tagline...

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on May 24, 2018 at 5:49am PDT

Tiocfaidh Ar La - Iran

 

View this post on Instagram

 

Up the

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Jun 15, 2018 at 10:00am PDT

Sexy Senegal manager makes sexy reaction gif

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A great reaction gif was born today.

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Jun 19, 2018 at 10:37am PDT

Gobshite of the World Cup #1

 

View this post on Instagram

 

Moment of the World Cup so far ?

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Jun 20, 2018 at 1:58pm PDT

Dunphyland

 

View this post on Instagram

 

In DunphyLand, nothing is at it seems ?

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Jun 21, 2018 at 12:20pm PDT

Jaysis Christ

 

View this post on Instagram

 

Q. Who's your favourite Brazilian footballer A. Gabriel JAYSUS (vid via Stephen Harrington)

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Jun 22, 2018 at 7:17am PDT

Star of the World Cup

 

View this post on Instagram

 

The main reason I want Argentina to stay in the World Cup...

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Jun 26, 2018 at 11:31am PDT

Gobshite of the World Cup #2

 

View this post on Instagram

 

Michy Batshuayi you tit! ?

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Jun 28, 2018 at 12:37pm PDT

In fairness it was a cracker

 

View this post on Instagram

 

Conversations we'll all be having with our kids

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Jul 3, 2018 at 6:40am PDT

The eternal struggle

 

View this post on Instagram

 

When the lads are late for pints. #GAA #Hurling #Galway

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Jul 5, 2018 at 2:21am PDT

It was a bit of an earworm

 

View this post on Instagram

 

We're sorry. We couldn't resist. #ItsComingHome #WorldCup

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Jul 5, 2018 at 7:20am PDT

Ivan Perisic you beauty

England fans when Perisic scored:

#ENGCRO pic.twitter.com/PXEYAEF5Np

— Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) July 11, 2018

England fans on the plane home

 

View this post on Instagram

 

To everyone who was butthurt over the first video, this one's for you.

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Jul 5, 2018 at 12:19pm PDT

Pogba ft. Paul O'Connell

 

View this post on Instagram

 

English translation of Paul Pogba's dressing room speech. ?Sound on? Link to what he actually said in our bio. ??

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Jul 18, 2018 at 4:03am PDT

The joys of being your club's social media guru

 

View this post on Instagram

 

Classic? #GAA

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Jul 21, 2018 at 2:35pm PDT

A brief summation of the coinage incident

 

View this post on Instagram

 

Scenes at Lansdowne Road Dart station #coinage #nonetooplussed

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Jul 31, 2018 at 6:41am PDT

Anyone got a helmet?

 

View this post on Instagram

 

The lads in Ballypickas GAA are good and ready for their Junior C championship match against Rosenallis tonight! #gaa

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Aug 1, 2018 at 4:25am PDT

One of the weirder endorsements of 2018

 

View this post on Instagram

 

Phil Mickelson can cut some rug.

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Aug 2, 2018 at 6:54am PDT

The disappearing act

 

View this post on Instagram

 

One of those days

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Aug 11, 2018 at 11:18am PDT

Umpire state of mind

 

View this post on Instagram

 

"Are you sure that was wide Colm?" "As a gate, Tadhg." #GAA

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Aug 14, 2018 at 1:54pm PDT

Wishful thinking

 

View this post on Instagram

 

Forget Croke Park, today's biggest battle will be on the tracks out of Dublin. #GAA

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Aug 19, 2018 at 2:04pm PDT

Pep Gardaiola

 

View this post on Instagram

 

Pep Gardaíola. I'm sorry.

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Sep 5, 2018 at 11:11am PDT

Hopefully the case!

 

View this post on Instagram

 

Hopefully they're right! ?

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Sep 11, 2018 at 8:52am PDT

It's important to win the toss

 

View this post on Instagram

 

You're screwed if you lose the toss at Clonbur football pitch today. Thanks to Cathal De Búrca for sending the picture our way. #GAA

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Sep 19, 2018 at 7:17am PDT

A once in a lifetime opportunity

 

View this post on Instagram

 

He saw his chance and went for it ?

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Sep 26, 2018 at 2:07pm PDT

Premier Dad joke

 

View this post on Instagram

 

Marty with a top, top, top dad joke.

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Sep 26, 2018 at 3:45pm PDT

The undoubted Tweet of the year

 

View this post on Instagram

 

"Not even mutant." This wins Twitter.

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Oct 13, 2018 at 11:36am PDT

Things got grim towards the end there

 

View this post on Instagram

 

Worth a try.

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Oct 16, 2018 at 1:29pm PDT

Tweet of the year contender

 

View this post on Instagram

 

?

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Nov 3, 2018 at 5:08am PDT

True love

 

View this post on Instagram

 

Find someone who looks at you the way this man looks at his pint??? Credit: @ carys_evs Twitter.

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Nov 4, 2018 at 10:56am PST

How can you not love the GAA?

 

View this post on Instagram

 

Take shelter ???

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Nov 4, 2018 at 11:10pm PST

Dad of the year!

 

View this post on Instagram

 

Hahahahaha!! Dad of the year right there #toughlove

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Nov 8, 2018 at 11:17am PST

Cillian Sheridan is realistic about his international future

 

View this post on Instagram

 

Give it Cillian's Da til the end of the season!

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Nov 23, 2018 at 5:19am PST

Ballybrack b*nter was through the roof a few weeks ago

 

View this post on Instagram

 

??

A post shared by Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) on Nov 28, 2018 at 12:54pm PST

Brogan and Murchan selfie

Cute photo of Bernard Brogan and Eoin Murchan after the match today pic.twitter.com/CcaXhrpG2t

— Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) September 2, 2018

What did he say?!

"I'm Keyser Soze" pic.twitter.com/cBwrGQlJdK

— Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) September 6, 2018

Learn from your mistakes...

?? pic.twitter.com/1GSqS0ntAs

 

— Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) December 5, 2018

The must listen to podcast of 2018

Forget Serial and West Cork… https://t.co/Ymmo2N0gCz's documentary on the Ballybrack FC saga is the must-listen to podcast series of 2018 #BallybrackFC (Sound On ?) pic.twitter.com/AfbvMq9CcH

— Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) November 29, 2018

Bravo!

Every now and again, Twitter delivers. pic.twitter.com/hs9p2pQAKD

— Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) November 16, 2018

It's actually a good point

Khabib - '...and of course Celtic.' pic.twitter.com/SLUODY0px2

— Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) October 10, 2018

Brave move by Nike

Then Bam! Bob's your uncle Mary's your auntie. pic.twitter.com/VwRLqIdVEv

— Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) September 8, 2018

See Also:Solskjaer Says He Wants The United Job Permanently