Funny football: Top 10 bloopers of 2014

Kieran Gibbs was wrongly red-carded by the referee instead of Oxlade-ChamberlainThe beauty of football is that amidst all the serious sagas and professional activity, the sport has a habit of throwing up some true gems that makes one go crazy with laughter. From the most inept defending to fans getting in on the act – there are endless reels from the football world that will make you laugh like a baby.With the year coming to an end, we have compiled the funniest, craziest and most hilarious clips of football to spread the joy of the holiday season. Here is the list:

#10 Referee red cards Kieran Gibbs instead of Oxlade-Chamberlain

We start our list with one of the most comical incidents of the year. 

In a match between Chelsea and Arsenal in March 2014, the Gunners were on the wrong end of a 6-0 mauling by the Blues. To make matters worse and add insult to injury, the Gunners also had a player wrongly sent off, in the sense that the WRONG PLAYER WAS SENT OFF!

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain deflected a shot on goal by Eden Hazard using his hands, and since he had stopped a goalscoring opportunity, a red card was the only solution for the referee. But referee Andre Marriner showed a red card to left back Kieran Gibbs, to the horror of both Gibbs and Chamberlain. Gibbs’s reaction in the video says it all.

A case of mistaken identity on a football field? That is simply hilarious.