England's soccer team is being relentlessly ribbed on Twitter after being dumped out of Euro 2016.
Coming just days after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, it was no surprise to see #Brexit2 trending on Twitter following the shock 2-1 defeat to Iceland on Monday night.
Tweeters drew amusing parallels between both exits from Europe, poking fun at pretty much everyone involved and mocking those who have serious #regrexit over the controversial referendum.
Here are some of the best:
Kicked out of Euro twice in two weeks... that must be some kind of record.
— E L James (@E_L_James) June 27, 2016
I think maybe the players just got confused when they were told we had voted to leave Europe! #ENGICE 😳
— Sam Callahan (@CallahanMusic_) June 27, 2016
The English haven't been this embarrassed since.....Friday #brexit2
— Ben (@BenBuschel) June 27, 2016
The English football team just invoked Article 50 #Brexit2 #straightouttaeurope
— A F Tahir (@aftahir) June 27, 2016
Hodgson, the only man in England with a coherent plan for leaving Europe.
— Christian Bennett (@christianobeno) June 27, 2016
England squad costs 175m. If we exit, let's spend it on the NHS.
— Tom Fletcher (@TFletcher) June 27, 2016
It was just a protest game. They never thought they'd lose it . #Brexit2 #ENGICE
— mail.comnegasi (@negasih) June 27, 2016
300,000 Icelanders voted for #Brexit. #engice 😂😂😂
— Amar Adatia (@amaradatia) June 27, 2016
So England were unprepared, tactically muddled and mentally weak? Are we still talking about the football? #r4today #brexit #brexit2
— Kate Maclean (@dr_kate99) June 28, 2016
#Brexit2 I wasn't expecting a sequel so soon
— Scott Devanny (PT) (@PT_DevannyScott) June 27, 2016
England needs a new PM, a new opposition leader AND a new football coach. Jeez, talk about having a bad week #Brexit #ENGICE
— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) June 27, 2016
Just spotted the new England bus... pic.twitter.com/JpKdO9oiL1
— Alex Blaney (@hitono) June 27, 2016
England players obviously all voted leave...
— Damian Lewis (@lewis_damian) June 28, 2016
@lewis_damian They seem to have perfected the art of exiting. #Brexit2
— FanFunDamianLewis (@FanFunDamian) June 28, 2016
@EvavonSchaper @PSB_HQ Well, this is how you select a team. pic.twitter.com/vAd7YhEaxK
— Christian Bergstedt (@chrisbergstedt) June 27, 2016
This is what happens when you try make your country great again. You lose to Iceland. #Brexit2
— Danny Hirschel-Burns (@DHirschelBurns) June 27, 2016
I am starting a petition for a rematch, we weren't ready... That was just a trial run!!!! #Brexit2
— Rachel Mariah (@princessracheli) June 28, 2016
That was absolutely woeful. But we're not out of the tournament until we invoke Article 50, right?
— Alan Roden (@AlanRoden) June 27, 2016
It's ok. That £350m a week we can save on England footballer wages can be pumped into the NHS... #brexit2
— KB-P (@Bleo1984) June 27, 2016
I knew it 😂😂😂 #ENGICE #brexit2 pic.twitter.com/d1sHxh0eWF
— Roger Moe (@moelove76) June 27, 2016
Shall we all sign a petition to ask for a rematch #ENGICE #Brexit2
— Rebecca Broome (@broomybroom) June 27, 2016
S&P just downgraded England football to LOL
— Richard Adams (@RichardA) June 27, 2016
I hope that #england won't take #brexit to literally https://t.co/N36bfKi6Fb
— Ruud Gullit (@GullitR) June 27, 2016
I've offered the PM job to Roy Hodgson. He's the only one with experience of taking us out of Europe. #Brexit2
— David Cameron (@DavidChameron) June 27, 2016
I voted for Iceland to beat England but I never thought my vote would count. Starting to get worried.
— Matthew (@Mancreviews) June 27, 2016
Somewhere in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon puts down her lamp. She's had her three wishes.
— Jack Tunmore (@JackTunmore) June 27, 2016
England goes #fullbrexit
— Jorge J. Morán (@Bolykbron) June 27, 2016
Expecting uefa site to crash after huge requests to rematch #Brexit2 pic.twitter.com/HqCY8XuciK
— Tony De Jonker (@TonyDeJonker) June 27, 2016
England really went all in with this #Brexit thing…
— Austin Hunt (@AustinHunt) June 27, 2016
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