Sport Irony

99 real-life examples of sport irony, submitted by readers and voted on by the community. Think you've spotted irony in the world of sport? Submit your own example.

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  1. Is it ironic that Picking up pocket kings playing online Texas Holdem only to lose to pocket aces.

    57% not ironic 241 votes Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that Footballers protect their balls?

    72% not ironic 143 votes Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that Boxing is called a noble sport, yet the people who do it are aggressive violent thugs.

    73% not ironic 67 votes Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that A soccer team played American football?

    85% ironic 27 votes Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that Skiing was canceled on account of snow.

    88% ironic 26 votes Vote →
  6. 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 →
  7. Is it ironic that The Cowboys played the Redskins on Thanksgiving?

    77% ironic 22 votes Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that Someone in the Collingwood cheer squad had teeth.

    56% not ironic 22 votes Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that Cole hamels of the philadelphia phillies was in the process of trade talks with the chicago cubs and throws a no hitter on saturday against them! And, from the team with the worst record in the mlb at the time....?

    75% ironic 19 votes Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that If Michael Phelps were to drown in the tub.

    86% ironic 19 votes Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that Michael Jordan got cut from his high school basketball team?

    80% ironic 17 votes Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that Michael Jordan got cut from his high school basketball team.

    94% ironic 16 votes Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that Ice hockey in the summer.

    78% ironic 15 votes Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that A lifeguard who doesn't know how to swim.

    96% ironic 15 votes Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that A soccer player forgets of how to kick a ball.

    90% ironic 14 votes Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that The objectively worst player on a basketball team makes fun of his teammates for playing poorly?

    91% ironic 14 votes Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that A coach delivers a post-game interview after a bad loss and simultaneously an emergency / fire alarm system goes off imploring folks to evacuate the building.

    53% ironic 13 votes Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that The cricket club replaced the boundary rope with cones for the purpose of avoiding injuries, and then someone slipped on a cone and got injured?

    87% ironic 13 votes Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that Someone watching a basketball game says "If you don't want to pass the ball, don't play point guard.

    65% not ironic 13 votes Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that If Micheal Phelps Drowned?

    87% ironic 13 votes Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that The highest scoring team in the NFL got shutout?

    74% ironic 12 votes Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that The best swimmer in the world lost a race against an unprofessional swimmer?

    87% ironic 12 votes Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that A commentator during a field goal attempt in an NFL game mentions that the kicker has not missed a field goal all year.

    56% ironic 12 votes Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that Taken down by a woman..

    76% ironic 11 votes Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that There is a power outage at the stadium of light.

    87% ironic 11 votes Vote →