The 10 most talked about sporting moments of 2014 on Twitter: World Cup 2014, David Moyes' Manchester United and Arsenal all feature
Sporting events took up eight of the top 10 most talked about moment of 2014, but which talking points make up the sporting year's most memorable occasions?
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.It may have finished nearly five months ago, but the World Cup remains prominent in our minds when reflecting on 2014. Unsurprisingly, it’s demonstrated in Twitter’s top 10 sporting moments of the year, with a rather impressive six of those having occurred in Brazil during the summer.
So obviously the World Cup final ranks the highest, right? Wrong.
It was a year to remember for Germany as they secured their first World Cup triumph in 24 years, beating Argentina 1-0 in the final thanks to an extra-time goal from Mario Gotze. Yet the dramatic finale to what was a brilliant tournament was not the most talked about sporting moment on Twitter, and in fact it doesn’t even feature in the top three.
Of course, these results are for Twitter users based in the United Kingdom, and had the results been taken from Germany, it’s likely they would’ve been very different. It’s well worth noting that the top eight most talked about sporting moments actually feature in the top 10 of any moments across Twitter.
So which moment ranked top and managed to trump the World Cup Final? Click on the gallery below to find out.
What was your top sporting moment of 2014? Should there have been more interest in matters outside of football? Leave your thoughts in the comment box below.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments