Top 5 most famous swearing incidents involving English football teams

For those of you who are not particularly into Championship football, Paul Ince, the Blackpool manager, was banned for 5 games following a string of expletives and shoving that were directed against the fourth official in last month’s match against Bournemouth. Following this, we thought we could look into 5 such famous incidents where the protagonists were caught swearing, albeit on camera. Tell us if we have missed any events in the comments section below!

Sir Alex Ferguson and the f***ing balloon

When you are sitting beside Sir Alex Ferguson, you don’t make loud noises, period! Having already seen how balloons can ruin football matches, Fergie’s assistant Mike Phelan, upon spotting matters a balloon lurking in front of him, decided to take matters into his own hands. He picked up the balloon, and proceeded to burst it under his leg. In spite of his good intentions though, he still got a mini hair dryer treatment from Fergie (though it was only one swear word)! Of course, all of it was in good humour. Watch the video below: