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Pele home from hospital, Van Dijk unveiled in wax – Friday’s sporting social
Sports stars and clubs across the world continue to provide an insight into their lives on social media.
Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the best examples from October 1.
Football
Pele was discharged from hospital.
😃 Every day was #WorldSmileDay when this man was playing 💛
👑 So good to see the great @Pele out of hospital. Melhoras, Rei! 💪 pic.twitter.com/7Zr5H4nYNZ
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) October 1, 2021
Virgil Van Dijk was honoured with his own waxwork.
What. An. Honour!! As a young boy I could only have dreamed about having my very own Madame Tussauds sculpture and today that dream has become reality! It’s a crazy feeling and I am truly honoured. Come and check it out in Amsterdam from October 16th if you’re passing by! 😄 pic.twitter.com/UDrQz4eiZD
— Virgil van Dijk (@VirgilvDijk) October 1, 2021
🤷🏽♂️🤪 pic.twitter.com/2fIlxtJmgN
— Virgil van Dijk (@VirgilvDijk) October 1, 2021
Mason Greenwood was no longer a teenager.
Birthday ✔️@MasonGreenwood's favourite United goal ✔️
Our young forward turns 20 today 🥳#MUFC | #GoalOfTheDay
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 1, 2021
2️⃣0️⃣ today 🎈
Many happy returns, @masongreenwood! pic.twitter.com/QkM0UThXS1
— England (@England) October 1, 2021
Manchester City turned the clock back.
Some Balotelli brilliance and Samir's first! 🙌
📆 #OnThisDay 2011🔷 #ManCity | https://t.co/axa0klD5re pic.twitter.com/fwpGx3v957
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 1, 2021
As did Manchester United.
#OnThisDay in 1995, King Eric returned.
Comebacks for our iconic no.7s are 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 ✨#MUFC pic.twitter.com/qAZL5KdVFw
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 1, 2021
And the Champions League.
⏪ #OTD in 1997, Thierry Henry scored twice on his Champions League debut. The rest is history. @AS_Monaco_EN | #UCL pic.twitter.com/Qatz6or95s
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) October 1, 2021
David Beckham to be the next Bond?
Petition to make David Beckham the new James Bond 🕴️ pic.twitter.com/kkXV1Sbgia
— International Champions Cup (@IntChampionsCup) October 1, 2021
Could Liverpool boss Klopp be 007?
The name's Klopp, Jurgen Klopp 😅#bbcfootball pic.twitter.com/EfG2L4HS8i
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) October 1, 2021
Or Brentford forward Ivan Toney?
💬 Thomas on the next James Bond
"If you want one with a little bit of swagger and confidence it needs to be Ivan Toney.
"The villain needs to be Pontus Jansson with that Ragnar Lodbrok look from Vikings"#BrentfordFC #WHUBRE pic.twitter.com/OG7qUWhfP6
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) October 1, 2021
Bayern Munich had a couple of suggestions too.
FC Bayern, License to Thrill! 😎
Who would make the best James Bond? 🤔#NoTimeToDie pic.twitter.com/83u56010Z4
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) October 1, 2021
The National Football Museum remembered.
Born on this day, @ManUtd's prodigious boy wonder, taken from us too soon. 💔
The supremely talented Duncan Edwards, who lost his life in the Munich air disaster at the age of just 21.https://t.co/mcfFmFhwRr
📸 @mirrorpix pic.twitter.com/Bhd3VkXJDf
— Nat. Football Museum (@FootballMuseum) October 1, 2021
What a difference a smile makes.
Happy #WorldSmileDay, Blues! 💙
😃 @masonmount_10 pic.twitter.com/r72bHoYrlT
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) October 1, 2021
Oh when you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you 😀
Happy #WorldSmileDay!#TakeYourChance pic.twitter.com/a0AfTecKyY
— England Football (@EnglandFootball) October 1, 2021
Happy Birthday!
🏆 The FIFA World Player of the Year back in 1995 and an African legend 🌍
🎉 Happy birthday @GeorgeWeahOff 🎂 pic.twitter.com/q1jxAu82HA
— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) October 1, 2021
"It just might be Carlton Cole… VAZ TEEEEEEE!!" 🙌
Happy birthday, Ricardo Vaz Te! 🎈🎉 pic.twitter.com/69tjjHY4hy
— West Ham United (@WestHam) October 1, 2021
Happy Birthday to former midfielder John Sheridan ☘️ pic.twitter.com/Aghq2LtdOZ
— FAIreland ⚽️🇮🇪 (@FAIreland) October 1, 2021
Formula One
Lewis Hamilton turned French.
While I’m in Paris please call me Louis pic.twitter.com/FSHsH7qvhV
— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) October 1, 2021
F1 looked back at Schumacher’s final win.
Michael's 91st and final win 🏆#F1 #OnThisDay pic.twitter.com/8xL6vX2IGB
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 1, 2021
McLaren were revelling in this season’s haul so far.
We’re calling this our ‘2021 cabinet’. 🏆😉 pic.twitter.com/1xc1xn5qht
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) October 1, 2021
Mercedes were somewhat philosophical.
Only in the years to come will we realise the greatness we’ve witnessed 🙏 pic.twitter.com/0WjcEuBgAq
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) October 1, 2021
Cricket
Kevin Pietersen was feeling homesick.
One of the best sights in golf. I’m desperately missing all my friends at the @dunhilllinks this week. 😥 pic.twitter.com/Vf4H1inWAY
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) October 1, 2021
