John Bennett
@JohnBennettBBC
Followers
51,813
Following
999
Media
2,689
Statuses
53,713
Broadcaster @bbcsport . @5liveSport @bbcworldservice & Final Score. Have covered 11 major tournaments, made some documentaries & made many bad predictions
Manchester
Joined January 2012
Don't wanna be here?
Send us removal request.
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
Mother's Day
• 1890215 Tweets
Arsenal
• 504755 Tweets
Mães
• 349361 Tweets
Moms
• 330919 Tweets
Manchester United
• 143220 Tweets
Travis
• 118510 Tweets
#MUNARS
• 90808 Tweets
Old Trafford
• 83435 Tweets
Spurs
• 78274 Tweets
Cataluña
• 54719 Tweets
Casemiro
• 53836 Tweets
Tottenham
• 46839 Tweets
Arapça
• 43079 Tweets
Garnacho
• 38749 Tweets
Amad
• 37387 Tweets
Man U
• 33790 Tweets
Trae
• 30827 Tweets
Hawks
• 28863 Tweets
Berkan
• 28041 Tweets
Rockets
• 26108 Tweets
Endrick
• 22807 Tweets
Shoigu
• 19017 Tweets
Soulja
• 19001 Tweets
Rony
• 18877 Tweets
Amrabat
• 18720 Tweets
الممر الشرفي
• 18667 Tweets
الزمالك
• 17547 Tweets
Pistons
• 17475 Tweets
Depor
• 17171 Tweets
Haftaya
• 15543 Tweets
Sarr
• 11411 Tweets
Pinned Tweet
I've always wanted to make a documentary about why Paris has produced SO MANY amazing footballers.
And it's out now
"Paris: Football's Greatest Talent Factory."
Via
@bbcworldservice
.
Produced by the excellent
@samsheringham
.
15
97
312
This is what it means!
Congratulations
#teamsenegal
Incredible.
(Video via
@FreddhyKoula
)
360
7K
34K
“Have you ever self isolated before John?”
“Yeah, about 19 years ago...”
564
3K
16K
The Ghana fans behind me are in bits.
One lady has been praying for the entire injury time!
208
2K
15K
Unai Emery comes across as such a classy guy. No bitterness whatsoever about how his time at Arsenal came to an end.
(And as for the mocking... This is a guy who, despite being a beginner in the language was brave enough to do his first Arsenal press conference in English).
87
1K
14K
Typical negative comments on here about the Liverpool parade… If, as a club, you can’t celebrate winning the FA Cup and the League Cup in the same season then football really is done… Congrats LFC on a season to remember.
183
850
13K
Sadio Mane overtook Didier Drogba's Premier League goal tally tonight.
So Salah and Mane are now 1 and 2 in the top scoring African players in Premier League history. What a duo.
28
2K
12K
Someone in front of me at Al Bayt stadium waving a huge Ghana flag.
You Ghana fans are everywhere 😂👏
193
2K
11K
I’ve hesitated about posting this but I think it’s right to remember Christian Atsu in the correct way, as someone who radiated positive energy. A talented, friendly, kind and generous person.
This was from an interview I did with him before AFCON 2019.
136
2K
10K
Dan Amartey had nearly 2 years out after a serious ankle injury he suffered in 2018.
Now he’s battled his way back to become a first XI regular at LCFC… & with 2 top class performances v Nigeria, has helped take Ghana to Qatar.
One of the best players in the WC play offs IMO.
83
1K
10K
This is a wonderful story from Nigel Quashie about Ray Wilkins.
(Via Nigel Quashie’s Instagram page - nigel.quashie)
97
4K
10K
If ever a photo summed up what football can do to us.
3K
676
9K
2015/2016 - Premier League winner.
2016/2017 - Premier League winner.
2017/2018 - FA Cup winner.
Summer 2018 - World Cup winner.
2018/2019 - Europa League winner.
81
3K
8K
The “Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first player to score at eight major international tournaments” stat.
It’s - rightly - not going down well in Ghana.
Why?
@ASAMOAH_GYAN3
has scored in 9 major tournaments. World Cups and AFCONs from 2006 to 2017.
182
5K
7K
Denmark head coach Kasper Hjulmand: "We had two options to play the game [today] or tomorrow at 12pm and everyone agreed to play today. You can't play a game with such feelings. We tried to win. It was incredible they managed to go out and try to play the second half."
96
1K
7K
How on earth are Leicester City still third?!
Last time they won a game I’d never heard of zoom.
64
983
7K
Imagine taking a penalty - in the 95th min - which could end a 28 year wait for your football mad nation?
Salah has nerves of steel.
#Egypt
87
5K
7K
Nigeria the first of the "big" nations at
#afcon2021
to look 100% match sharp and up to speed. And this is a team that sacked their manager last month! Impressive stuff so far from the Super Eagles.
52
2K
6K
People calling Real Madrid and Zinedine Zidane “lucky.”
They beat the French Champions in the last 16, the Italian Champions in the last 8 and the German Champions in the last 4... Hardest possible route to the final.
#UCL
227
4K
6K
Mohammed Kudus at the World Cup will be fun.
Watch out Uruguay 😉
60
696
6K
A football story to put a smile on your face:
71 year-old Claudio Ranieri has guided Cagliari to promotion to Serie A.
After a 94th minute winner.
38
388
6K
Portugal v Ghana game: Still confused as to why the VAR didn’t recommend that the referee check the screen.
Especially when you hear tv referee pundits like Mike Dean saying it’s what they should’ve done.
The video is there to ensure these decisions are correct.
151
1K
5K
What a game!!
Ghana’s World Cup up an running.
And next up, it’s the grudge match! Uruguay. Unmissable.
53
830
5K
“Usain, you pretend you’ve just scored, Sam, you point the badge… And Mauricio, errr… could you pretend you’re haunted by a distant memory.”
16
202
5K
First the amazing shirts, now these outfits... The Nigeria team are only just getting on the plane to Russia but they’re already winning.
(Pic via
@EldersonEch
)
166
3K
5K
When I was a kid I thought I’d grow out of
@FootballManager
.
Now I have kids... & I’ve just failed to agree personal terms with Nabil Fekir
66
2K
5K
Simon Kjær and Kasper Schmeichel: Two wonderful leaders and outstanding human beings. Their reaction and the reaction of the other players at a time like that was incredible. No words.
14
703
5K
Ghana's Daniel Amartey scores the winner for Leicester in the Premier League.
And at the same time, the "Black Satellites" win the AFCON U20 tournament, beating Uganda in the final.
A good night for Ghanaian football!
70
850
5K
Confirmed - the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations will take place in January and February next year.
That means it'll be in the middle of the Premier League season.
It means Salah, Mane, Aubameyang, Zaha, Ndidi, Mahrez etc could miss up to 6 Premier League games next season.
310
993
5K
I thought Ghana coped very well with Nigeria’s attacking line up - particularly Daniel Amartey and Alexander Djiku doubling up on Victor Osimhen.
In the balance second leg. Nigeria will feel confident of winning on their home turf but remember the away goals rule!
55
549
5K
The only way to get one of these now is to play international football for England and swap shirts after the game tomorrow.
116
5K
4K
One last thing - Ghana have a new star in Mohammed Kudus. What a talent. Great future ahead of him. The crowd reaction to some of his skills and forward runs was brilliant to see. Fans favourite.
33
606
4K
I’m at the Morocco pre match press conference. Walid Regragui is such an impressive communicator. Has spoken in 4 languages and has exactly the type of personality needed to cope the pressure of leading the team into such a huge occasion. His career will be interesting to follow.
61
661
5K
Real Madrid awful so far.
At this rate they'll only get 6 players in the FIFA Best XI next year.
25
1K
4K
Man Utd fans: we want ten Hag
Brighton fans: we want ten
38
500
4K
Hello Ghana!
It’s one of the countries I’ve always wanted to visit - especially since I’ve been reporting on African football - & I’m finally here.
I hear there’s a big game Friday!!
(& if you need an independent judge of the Ghana v Nigeria Jollof debate, I am available 😂)
127
502
3K
Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand (in tears at the post-match news conference): "It was a really tough evening, on which we've all been reminded what the most important things in life are. It's meaningful relationships. It's those people who are close to us. It's family & friends."
9
487
3K
Funny seeing some pundits almost talking down Bayern Munich. 😂
Along the line of “no disrespect but…”
They’re one of the biggest sporting institutions in the world.
Always Champs League contenders.
Yes, they win the Bundesliga a lot. Well Man City win the Prem Lge a lot.
73
355
3K
Mohammed Kudus is a fascinating player. I've seen more of him playing for Ghana where he lines up in central midfield but for Ajax tonight he's leading the line. Entertaining to watch and clearly very versatile.
21
430
3K
A mad second half at Stadium 974.
Never dull watching Ghana.
Imagine the scenes if Inaki Williams had equalised!
(Note to Otto Addo - put Mohammed Kudus in attack).
26
489
3K
So...
Title race over in Spain.
Title race over in Germany.
Title race over in France.
Title race over in England.
Serie A - you're our only hope.
58
3K
3K
Daniel Amartey.
2 years out injured.
Makes his Premier League comeback with 90 minutes in a 5-2 win over Manchester City.
@DanAmartey
👏👏
27
461
3K
Kudus - Semenyo - Williams.
Ghana. Do not let us neutrals down at Afcon please 😂. That should be exciting.
128
647
3K
David Luiz was so bad that this is the first time I’ve seen a team “go up” to 10 men.
41
669
3K
Roy Keane, Gary Neville and Ian Wright all saying on TV it wasn’t a penalty. Am I on a different planet!? That was a clear penalty surely?
209
143
3K
The rise of N’Golo Kante is something special:
At the time of the last World Cup he was 23 but was preparing for his first season as a Ligue 1 player.
Today he’s a 2 time Premier League winner, an FA Cup winner, has 29 international caps & will start in a World Cup semi-final.
36
1K
3K
Galatasaray head coach Fatih Terim says he has tested positive for the Coronavirus.
Remember the Turkish Super Lig was only suspended on Thursday. & Terim criticised the decision to keep playing - even if it was behind closed doors.
Bugün yapılan test sonuçlarına göre Corona Virüs sonucum pozitif çıkmıştır. Hastanede emin ellerdeyim. Merak etmeyin. En kısa zamanda haberleşmek üzere..
73K
42K
405K
18
344
3K
Ghana coach one day??
Asamoah Gyan has moved a step forward on his coaching journey by gaining his UEFA B Certificate.
23
190
3K
Mohamed Salah's reaction to the FT whistle blowing is to take time to console the Morocco players one by one.
18
138
2K
For those replying “AFCON isn’t a major tournament” - ask Mohamed Salah, Riyad Mahrez, Yaya Toure, Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto’o, Sadio Mane, Michael Essien etc etc etc. They’ll tell you different.
68
1K
2K
The Juventus fans applauding Cristiano Ronaldo’s overhead kick is one of the great Champions League moments.
#UCL
18
965
2K
Never a penalty.
Clear and obvious. Surely VAR needed to reverse that.
55
292
2K
Whatever happens. Whoever lifts the World Cup.
Walid Regragui should be the Coach of the tournament.
He took over 81 days before the competition started. He reintegrated Hakim Ziyech into the squad. His tactics were absolutely spot on and the spirit of the team is incredible.
20
490
2K
Has a team ever had a tougher run in a knockout stage to win a Champions League than PSG, Chelsea Man City and Liverpool??
Incredible from Real Madrid to come out on top in all of those ties.
49
253
2K
Victor Osimhen plays as if he’s being controlled by a kid on FIFA who’s found a cheat code to make him more skilful, stronger, quicker and generally better than everyone else on the pitch. What a player.
28
551
2K
Can’t imagine one match going football fan that would ever in a million years want a European Super League.
If it ever happens we may as well all call it a day with football. This isn’t a computer game, it’s years of history. It’s the whole fabric of the sport.
84
415
2K
4 nil win over Arsenal.
Agree to sign Naby Keita next summer.
Chasing Thomas Lemar.
Good Bank Holiday weekend
#LFC
fans?
36
657
2K
@mikegomes36
@GaryLineker
@FCBarcelona
What?!
Like Champions League finals? Like title winning deciders? Like matches which Argentina have to win to qualify for the World Cup? Like El Clasico?
39
182
2K
A pet hate is people criticising teams when they celebrate wins, talking of “over-celebrating” or “they haven’t won the league” etc.
Fans pay a lot of money to watch football & it’s a great feeling when players look as though they’re enjoying a win as much as you!
So bore off.
24
186
2K
Can’t believe there is any criticism of Walid Regragui & Morocco’s counter-attacking style v Spain. Did people genuinely expect him to play into Luis Enrique’s hands just to make it more entertaining?! They were underdogs. & Morocco had the best chances. Regragui got it spot on.
47
208
2K
When Graham Poll showed three yellow cards at the World Cup I don’t remember people saying that was embarrassing for European football.
Not a good day for AFCON, yes... But huge refereeing errors happen everywhere.
#AFCON2021
77
933
2K
Bayer Leverkusen fans happily enjoying their amazing season… Then seeing the Klopp news.
7
93
2K
My Dad, who is Leicester born and bred, a big Foxes fan & went to his first game at Filbert Street in 1958, turns to me in injury time and says : “I’m glad I lived to see this.”
Football, you have broken me! 😭
Congratulations Leicester City.
Congratulations Khun Top.
🦊
31
189
2K
@richardajkeys
Don’t think the power-point presentations were responsible for saving Hoffenheim from relegation when they were dead and buried before taking them into the Champions League with two successive top 4 finishes.
17
34
2K
Tell you what Anthony Taylor has no respect for narrative.
Ghana going into the grudge Uruguay game with 3 points on the board and all to play for and he ADDS ON 10 MINUTES! 😂😂
29
242
2K
John Obi Mikel not happy at all with the decision not to give the penalty to Nigeria at 1-1. "Clear handball, clear penalty. It was open. For me a penalty is a penalty. We've seen it again and it's still a penalty."
#NGA
81
1K
2K
Let's face it, I'm English, I'm delighted. Over the course of the 120 minutes they deserved it.
But gutted that Denmark's incredible and emotional Euro 2020 journey ends like that, with a dodgy penalty decision. Their attitude, resilience and quality have lit up this tournament
35
129
2K
I’ve been in Poland today to check in on Nigeria’s World Cup preparations.
They’ll be the youngest squad at Russia 2018... Spirit/unity in the Super Eagles camp seems like the best it’s been since I’ve reported on the team.
53
1K
1K
Ipswich Town’s success under Kieran McKenna is a truly remarkable story.
When he was appointed in December 2021: 12th in League 1.
April 2024: one point away from the Premier League.
Incredible winning momentum.
10
193
2K
“History makers. The rise of Morocco.”
My new audio documentary, out now.
Hear from:
🇲🇦Walid Regragui
🇲🇦Yassine Bounou
🇲🇦Ilias Chair
🇲🇦Rosella Ayane
⚽️ Plus, inside Morocco’s football HQ
Listen via:
Produced by Tom Paton 👏
@bbcsport
@bbcworldservice
36
228
1K
You’ve heard the negatives so I’ll give you some positives on Odion Ighalo.
-A natural number 9.
-very strong/resolute personality. He’ll keep going whatever adversity is thrown at him.
-proven in the Prem.
-offers something different to Martial/Greenwood.
-brilliant team-mate
43
326
1K
It’s Mohammed Kudus’s Education City Stadium and we’re just living in it 😂
He’s having fun out there now. What a talent.
6
230
1K
So it's really happening then. An outfield player will be in goal for Comoros tomorrow v Cameroon:
Comoros assistant boss Daniel Padovanni:
"We've already chosen an outfield player who will start as keeper...It's a player who in training has shown that he can play as a keeper."
37
305
1K
A lot of people quibbling about Riyad Mahrez being 10th in the Ballon d’Or award.
He led his country to the Cup of Nations title, scoring an injury time winner in the semi-final.
It’s great that voters took that into account. AFCON & Copa America should carry weight this year.
38
166
1K
Medaase Ghana!
It’s been a great week in Accra and Kumasi covering the Jollof derby, doing our
@bbcworldservice
Sportsworld show and meeting some fascinating and friendly people.
Heading home to Manchester now to find a restaurant that does Waakye! 👋
31
176
1K
I’ve been lucky enough to be in Morocco for the last couple of days finding out the secrets to their recent World Cup success… Radio show and podcast will be out during the international break.
(And in other news I’m now a huge fan of Moroccan mint tea).
52
113
1K
Jose Mourinho's new, young assistant Joao Sacramento is an interesting appointment.
Very highly regarded at Lille. Both as a coach and as a person.
Speaks English, French, Spanish, Portuguese.
Luis Campos is a big supporter of his.
Studied in Wales & worked with the Welsh FA.
27
211
1K
Football fans from Ghana will like this:
“Ayew” is currently trending on twitter in the UK.
Why?
Basically loads of Crystal Palace fans saying Jordan Ayew should be their player of the year.
48
431
1K
Harry Kane’s injury a big worry for Tottenham.
Richard Keys will be calling for Mauricio Pochettino to personally pay for a new striker.
13
252
1K
The Premier League Golden Boot prize shared by 3 of the stars of African football.
7
447
1K
Gabadinho Mhango may well be my new favourite footballer.
-scores worldies
-sounds like a player from my Pro Evolution Soccer "Master League" team.
25
340
1K
Erling Haaland’s mum when he brings home a hat-trick ball.
18
216
1K
You can see why
@Aubameyang7
is reluctant to play for Gabon anymore. They are a mess.
Squad announced earlier this week. There's a player selected who hasn't had a club for "several months" but still got a call-up.
The Gabon FA only realise that today and replace him.
28
187
1K
Dan Amartey - out for 18 months with a serious ankle injury.
After his comeback this season he’s started when Leicester City have picked up wins over Man City & now Liverpool.
Really pleased for him.
21
114
1K
Classy gesture by Man City’s Aymeric Laporte:
For an auction to raise money for health workers the father of French boxer Alexis Vastine donated his son’s London 2012 Olympics outfit.
Sadly Alexis died in 2015.
Laporte bought the outfit... And gave it back to Alexis’s Dad. 👏
15
167
1K
Benitez did Liverpool a favour.
Pellegrini did Man City a favour.
15
399
1K
Everyone: “it’s difficult to buy players in January who’ll make an immediate impact.”
Borussia Dortmund:
9
114
1K
So 51 year-old George Weah did play for Liberia - for 79 minutes (!) - against Nigeria tonight in a friendly.
Apparently the game “was arranged in honour of the country’s president” and to retire his number 14 shirt.
Still seems pretty crazy. It was a strong Nigeria team.
27
398
1K
@Aubameyang7
Please tell me that the great save you make in this video counts towards points for my Fantasy Football team.
14
72
1K
Still think - even after all these years - that Wilfred Ndidi is underrated.
16
207
1K
-West Brom promoted despite only a draw v QPR.
-Swansea turn around a 5 goal swing to get into the play-offs at the expense of Nottingham Forest.
-Barnsley beat Brentford with an late winner to stay up.
-Luton beat Blackburn 3-2 to stay up.
😮
The Championship is brilliant.
13
217
1K