Sport · Asked 5th January 2010 · 2,196 views Is it ironic that... footballers protect their balls? The verdict 28% ironic 72% not 72% say this is NOT ironic · 143 votes Cast your vote How ironic is this on a scale of 0 to 10? 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Definitely ironic Not ironic at all Submit vote ← All examples Random example → Submit your own → More sport irony View all → Is it ironic that Boxing is called a noble sport, yet the people who do it are aggressive violent thugs. 73% not ironic 68 votes Vote → Is it ironic that Picking up pocket kings playing online Texas Holdem only to lose to pocket aces. 57% not ironic 242 votes Vote → Is it ironic that From the BBC - following a footballer from Ghana called Boateng, badly tackling a German player Ballack and preventing him from taking part in the World Cup. 72% not ironic 26 votes Vote → Not sure what counts? Read our definition of irony, or learn the difference between situational irony and plain bad luck.