Well now, when it comes to football, one man has for many years been the most noticeable, the most controversial, and occasionally the most successful blogger this country has ever produced. His pithy words and abrasive style make him as famous off the pitch as he is on it. This man is Escapini. "I love football. Football she's a cruel mistress. She's, she's more than a mistress. She's a wife, she's a mother, she's a daughter, she's an errant child. She's a… she's a… she can make you laugh, she make you cry. She can bring tears me eyes. She can bring blood to me shoulders. She can bring a kettle to the boil." "Cause football is about nothing, unless it's about something and what it is about, is football."

1 min readPublished 11 Mar 2010, 15:40

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club

Peter Crouch Tottenham’s King Of Comedy

This just in and it’s gold.

Tottenham Hotspur and England footballer Peter Crouch has been named the funniest man in British sport, topping the poll of the best one liners and comedy football moments of all time.

The 6ft 7in Tottenham striker won top billing for a cheeky response to the question: “What would you be if you weren’t a footballer?”

The Spurs targetman replied: “A virgin.”

The study of 2,000 people was specially commissioned to mark the launch of Sky1 HD’s new fast paced comedy panel show, A League of their Own, hosted by Bafta-winning Gavin and Stacey star James Cordon.

A half cut Delia Smith waddled in to second place with her infamous “let’s be havin’ you!” half-time rallying call at Carrow Road.

Tottenham’s Aarron Lennon came third with his novelty eyebrows narrowly seeing off Darren Bent and his Tweeting beachball.