Ride that eagle Clint! It’s the sporting tweets of the week

1. Colm Parkinson has been won over RiRi’s World Cup banter.

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2. Only ‘Boring Milner’ could make Spain’s shock World Cup exit seem, well, boring.

Told Luke Shaw that Spain had been knocked out. He said I know, I watched it. I said Casillas had a poor game. He said I know, I watched it.
— Boring Milner (@BoringMilner) June 18, 2014

Boring James Milner / Twitter

3. Reporters were running scared, and covering notebooks, when Chilean fans broke into the press room.

Can imagine the journalists in the Maracana press room shouting at the Chile fans,"He's got my quotes! They're embargoed! EMBARGOED!!!"
— James Masters (@Masters_JamesD) June 18, 2014

James Masters / Twitter

4. Cathal Pendred thinks there could be a silver lining for the RTE pundit after he accidentally cursed once, then twice, on live TV.

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5. Altidore ‘has blossomed into one of the planet’s best strikers’.

Jozy Altidore a huge threat tonight, if http://t.co/Yz6UJpSPD0 is to be believed:pic.twitter.com/sCJZXA9gLK
— Adam Hurrey (@FootballCliches) June 16, 2014

Football Clichés / Twitter

6. Ulster hooker Rob Herring got used to the high life as he toured with Ireland.

I hate airports. From business class in the morning to 2 hour delays and Eco class at night.#backtoreality #couldntlastlong. CT here I come
— robert herring (@robert_herring2) June 16, 2014

robert herring / Twitter

7. Luis Suarez may not get a warm welcome in the Liverpool dressing room after twice scoring off the back of club-mate Steven Gerrard’s errors.

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8. Clint Dempsey is America’s sporting hero of the week after his early, excellent goal against Ghana at the World Cup.

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9. Irish rugby’s Jenny Murphy with a startling #factoftheday

So if you draw a wig on the queen she looks like Amy Winehouse. #factoftheday pic.twitter.com/3ap0dtoWJP
— Jenny Murphy (@jennymurphy045) June 20, 2014

Jenny Murphy / Twitter

Ride that eagle Clint! It’s the sporting tweets of the week

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