Football fans are fiercely proud of their club’s history and it was therefore a brave move from Southampton to pull a prank on their fans on 1 April.
The club doctored images of the club’s crest around their training facilities to include a smiley emoji in place of the football underneath their famous halo.
After extensive research from fans we are delighted to announce a new crest,” Southampton Chief Executive Gareth Rogers announced to the Premier League club’s website. “When you see the new crest and the excitement it’s going to cause, it is really something the fans will pull behind.”
RIO FERDINAND APPOINTED MANAGER OF MAN U
Many Manchester United fans are calling for Louis van Gaal to be sacked and Rio Ferdinand thought he’d take full advantage of the situation.
The Old Trafford legend posted a picture of himself in a very managerial-looking suit, implying that he had been given the job. Classic!
EMIRATES STADIUM RETRACTABLE SUNROOF
Citroen and Arsenal teamed up for this gag. The duo simultaneously announced that they had entered into a partnership with a view to turning giving the London stadium an extreme makeover.
With summer coming up it might have been a nice idea, after all.
ENGLAND’S BREXIT BAN FROM EURO 2016
The world’s of politics and sport should never clash but unfortunately do on a regular basis.
Here, the Telegraph feigned an exclusive that England may be forced to sit out Euro 2016.
ROONEY TO BECOME A WRESTLER
I think there is a small part of everyone that wished this was true.
Newspaper the Express ran a story that the Manchester United striker has ditched the boots for the ring.
DARTS STARS ACCUSED OVER ILLEGAL THROWING ACTIONS
The Sun chimed in with this hilarious insinuation that darts stars had been employing illegal actions to improve their chances of victory.
With the ICC seemingly banning a different bowler every week for the same reason, this gag was just too good to turn down.
REAL MADRID AND BARCELONA ANNOUNCE CRICKET TEAMS
They play just about every other team under the sun under the Barcelona banner, so why not cricket?
Spanish newspaper AS forwarded the brilliant notion of a cricket Clasico and even include a doctored picture of Messi and a cricket bat!