Sport360 picks out the highlights from the sporting Twittersphere with Bastian Schweinsteiger, Morgan Schneiderlin, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and Carl Froch all featuring.
It had been a fairly quiet start to the summer for Manchester United, with the Red Devils already attracting criticism for a perceived lack of transfer activity following the capture of Memphis Depay before the end of the Premier League season. Then Louis van Gaal and Ed Woodward got green fever, splurging £43m (Dh244m) on three players in as many days. Italy fullback Matteo Darmian started it, Bastian Schweinsteiger followed and so too did Morgan Schneiderlin. Twitter went into meltdown.
One last dream in my career come true. I am excited about the next chapter in my life with @ManUtd. pic.twitter.com/aWnz9mnuD8
— Basti Schweinsteiger (@BSchweinsteiger) July 12, 2015
Great guys! @SchneiderlinMo4 @DarmianOfficial @ManUtd pic.twitter.com/HsAM5N9pNY
— Basti Schweinsteiger (@BSchweinsteiger) July 16, 2015
Excited about this next stage of my career.Can’t wait 2 enter the theatre of dreams as a @ManUtd player. #ADreamComeTrue #BeTheDifference
— Morgan Schneiderlin (@SchneiderlinMo4) July 13, 2015
Honored and excited to be here. Ready to work hard https://t.co/PRt66i9zlI
— Matteo Darmian (@DarmianOfficial) July 12, 2015
Welcome to the biggest club in the world lads @BSchweinsteiger @SchneiderlinMo4 #mufc
— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) July 13, 2015
We wondered whether Edward Woodward would would he ever!
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) July 13, 2015
Nothing could stand in the way of glory for the top male and female tennis players in the world as the curtain came down on Wimbledon 2015, with Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams crowned champions. Djokovic overcame Roger Federer, who had briefly threatened to make it a classic, but he was ultimately denied the chance for a record eighth men’s title. Serena won her sixth All England Club title, moving to within one of Steffi Graf’s open era record of 22. There was plenty of praise for both.
Thank you to my team, to my #NoleFam and to all the people cheering and supporting me here @Wimbledon. Ideeemoooo! pic.twitter.com/G1KvjKh1D9
— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) July 12, 2015
Great bringing back the tradition of the Champions’ dance to @Wimbledon. Thanks for the dance @serenawilliams pic.twitter.com/izzzAw2twJ
— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) July 14, 2015
Congratulations @serenawilliams! That’s 21 Grand Slam singles titles and counting: http://t.co/KZEExcEUGG #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/dKDmP0yX8c
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 11, 2015
#SerenaSlam! I love her. What an athlete, what a role model, what a woman!
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 11, 2015
Congrats to @DjokerNole just bravo and much respect and love for @rogerfederer #WimbledonFinal
— victoria azarenka (@vika7) July 12, 2015
21 and counting… congrats @serenawilliams. You are unstoppable! Looking forward to seeing you play @WorldTeamTennis on July 20. #Wimbledon
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) July 11, 2015
What a champion, my friend Djokovic! Another Grand Slam. Idemoooo. @DjokerNole pic.twitter.com/vMGo61sVyE
— Zlatan Ibrahimović (@Ibra_official) July 12, 2015
Carl Froch rang the bell on his boxing career at the age of 38. The Cobra won the WBC super middleweight title twice, as well as the WBA and IBF titles once each, while in his early career he held the British, Commonwealth and English titles at super middleweight. The boxing world paid tribute.
I’m officially retired from Boxing. So much to say & so many people to thank. But for now, I just want to say THANK YOU to my amazing fans.
— Carl Froch (@Carl_Froch) July 14, 2015
@Carl_Froch Enjoy your retirement Carl, you’ve had a wonderful career mate.
— Ricky Hatton MBE (@HitmanHatton) July 14, 2015
Happy retirement @Carl_Froch – love him or hate him he gave everything for you every time he stepped through those ropes
— Eddie Hearn (@EddieHearn) July 14, 2015
Iker Casillas thanks his fans after bidding an emotional farewell to Real Madrid, Harry Redknapp has a pop at new Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri, while Jordan Spieth wins the John Deere Classic to join Tiger Woods as the only golfers this century to have won four or more times before the British Open in a single season.
#UnaVida https://t.co/1OxwVLrL3r
— Iker Casillas (@CasillasWorld) July 12, 2015
Ranieri is a nice guy, but he’s done well to get the Leicester job. After what happened with Greece, am surprised he can walk back into PL
— Harry Redknapp (@Redknapp) July 13, 2015
Jordan Spieth is now one victory shy of tying Tiger Woods for most wins on TOUR before age 22. pic.twitter.com/uRjMrn9Iz1
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 12, 2015