A lot has happened in 2016. In fact, it might well be the longest year on record.
That thing you assumed happened 18 months ago? It was in May. That other one, from five years back? Actually January of this year.
https://twitter.com/joelgolby/status/808303614758359040
So, a really long year must have produced a lot of brilliant football tweets. So, without further ado, here are some of our favourites.
The start of the year brought the football beef we didn't realise we needed
https://twitter.com/LAGalaxy/status/693646932112121857
Not to mention some great football and music crossovers
https://twitter.com/ryan_defreitas/status/697839641903427584
https://twitter.com/FTBL_Likealooks/status/690201395874656257
We also had that doping scandal, which feels like it was much, much longer ago than it really was
https://twitter.com/manutd24/status/716388142190882816
Leicester City were surprise Premier League champions, but was it really worth it?
https://twitter.com/_AndyHa/status/716615592015503360
An eventful year was bisected by Euro 2016, where England did their usual thing
https://twitter.com/RorySmith/status/744992940930502658
There were some memorable moments for the home nations
https://twitter.com/TBNSport/status/713846645180481536
https://twitter.com/jrgdutton/status/772881557531070465
But in the end it was all about one man
https://twitter.com/tomwfootball/status/742842252817530880
Well, one man and one moth
https://twitter.com/The_Paris_Angel/status/752216341197758464
Domestic football returned in August, and the greats continued to do their thing
https://twitter.com/jonathanliew/status/783666657432567809
Especially Lionel Messi
https://twitter.com/_Zeets/status/793546264746962944
There were some high-profile deals
https://twitter.com/Billie_T/status/788102022511878144
As well as some that didn't go through
https://twitter.com/rachel_sg/status/748877144273682432
And one that people probably wish hadn't come to fruition
https://twitter.com/chrs00/status/765271729522507776
Two England greats left MLS and showed that some things never change
https://twitter.com/FootballCliches/status/798560306637180929
Terrace chants reached a new high or a new low, depending on your point of view
https://twitter.com/elliotowens95/status/792414410732101632
The annual poppy debate, meanwhile, took a bizarre turn
https://twitter.com/fistedaway/status/794120748193513472
It has been a big year for footballers looking like they're doing things that they're not doing.
https://twitter.com/JonnyGabriel/status/727238227095113728
https://twitter.com/EamoV1/status/706565341716078593
Managers and coaches too
https://twitter.com/ben_machell/status/795929568221818882
https://twitter.com/JackBaker1311/status/805183864402538496
Or footballers getting involved in politics
https://twitter.com/jimdalycomedy/status/798801475799371776
https://twitter.com/CaulkinTheTimes/status/807663385101959168
Or other people looking like football people
https://twitter.com/BeardedGenius/status/802613846003380225
Sports investigations have flourished
https://twitter.com/darrenrichman/status/727425505335599104
But really, the Sam Allardyce scandal was a big deal, and it produced a wonderful moment of schadenfreude
https://twitter.com/ChicoFlores12/status/780729209081724928
Big Sam wasn't the only manager to lose his job this year
https://twitter.com/BenMcAleer1/status/790906410456449024
Tweets from footballers have reached a new level
https://twitter.com/VictorAnichebe/status/794962885193662468
But we're not sure what inspired this
https://twitter.com/GianneImbula/status/709093732180688896
The 2016/17 has thrown up some great entertainment
https://twitter.com/Tweetgood_Mac/status/776878814802640896
Not to mention a resurgent Chelsea, highlighted by a 4-0 win over Manchester United
https://twitter.com/Eidur22Official/status/790230636686696448
Across North London, meanwhile, it has been a tale of two right-backs
https://twitter.com/MOliverFan/status/756548662734512128
https://twitter.com/JamesMawFFT/status/808280716039585792
A new year meant a new FIFA game, with one helpful new addition
https://twitter.com/BigDorinGoian/status/776077407283359744
That might have been predictable, but there have been some things that no one saw coming this year
https://twitter.com/mansfieldtownfc/status/776034904140292096
Yup, 2016 has been a weird one
https://twitter.com/GavHutchinson/status/748585095481724930
