Football news - ‘Blinded by Giroud’s sexiness’ – Kieran Trippier mocked for own goal

ByBen Snowball

Updated 27/02/2019 at 22:39 GMT

Kieran Trippier probably hoped his career would be remembered for his outstanding performances at the 2018 World Cup. Well, that might not happen now.

The full-back scored one of the most embarrassing own goals in Premier League history during Tottenham’s defeat to Chelsea, passing the ball beyond Hugo Lloris under absolutely no pressure.

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Here’s how it played out in Trippier's head, presented with glorious screenshots.

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1. 'Time, Tripps'

2. 'No need to look up, nice 'n easy'

3. 'Job don... oh god'

4. 'Please disallow it'

Sadly, for Trippier and his immediate family anyway, the goal stood.

The response on social media was not particularly favourable, especially after this tweet from 2014 surfaced:

Go on then, Twitter, have your way.

Even his Wikipedia page got an update.

Never forget.

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