ENGLAND crashing out of Euro 2016 at the hands of tiny Iceland was the biggest moment on Twitter this year.
The shock scoreline resulted in 128,000 tweets per minute after the final whistle.
Rather unsurprisingly, Leicester’s confirmation in winning the Premier League – as Chelsea held Tottenham to a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge – was second with 107k tweets per minute.
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The Foxes also boast the most-retweeted post in sport this year.
The club’s tweet of the Premier League trophy, reading simply “Leicester City. Champions of England”, received just shy of 396k retweets.
Muhammad Ali’s official account remembering the boxing legend was next with 257k.
The Greatest died aged 74 of a septic shock – a mental condition which occurs when organ injury leads to low blood pressure – surrounded by his family.
TOP UK SPORTING TWITTER MOMENTS IN 2016
1. England lose to Iceland to crash out of #Euro2016 – 128K Tweets per minute (27/06/16, 21:51)
2. Leicester’s remarkable title success is confirmed as the full time whistle blows at Stamford Bridge and Spurs draw 2-2 with Chelsea – 107K TPM (02/05/16, 21:56)
3. Daniel Sturridge scores a dramatic injury time winner to give England a 2-1 group win over Wales – 77K TPM (16/06/16, 15:50)
4. Eric Dier scores England’s opening goal of #Euro2016, with a brilliant free-kick against Russia – 60K TPM (11/06/16, 20:28)
5. Sam Vokes’ header gives Wales a 2-1 lead in their #Euro2016 quarter final with moments remaining – 59K TPM (1/07/16, 21:42)
6. Eder strikes from distance to put Portugal within 10 minutes of #Euro2016 glory, in extra-time of the final – 58K TPM (10/07/16, 22:19)
7. Jamie Vardy scores an outrageous flicked half-volley to draw England level with Germany in their pre #Euro2016 friendly – 56K TPM (26/03/16, 21:25)
8. Schweinsteiger misses his penalty to keep Germany’s quarter-final shootout with Italy locked at 2-2 – 52K TPM (2/0716, 21:44)
9. England slip to a 0-0 draw against Slovakia, meaning they’ll have to settle for Group B runner’s up at #Euro2016 – 51K TPM (20/06/16, 21:52)
10. Liverpool complete an incredible comeback against Dortmund in the Europa League quarter-final, as Lovren makes it 4-3 on 90+1 – 50K TPM (14/04/16, 21:54)
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic's confirmation tweet he was joining Manchester United came in third with 222k.
After a summer transfer window of speculation, the Swede finally announced he was going to Old Trafford on June 30.
He posted a picture of the United badge, captioned: "Time to let the world know. My next destination is @ManUtd."
MOST RETWEETED SPORTING TWEETS IN 2016
1. Leicester's victory Tweet after they did the unthinkable and won the Premier League - 396K Retweets
2. Muhammad Ali's official account remembers the sporting legend - 257K Retweets
3. Zlatan ends months of speculation & confirms @ManUtd as his next club - 222K Retweets
4. Leicester's heroes were gathered at Vardy's house on the night they could become champions. Christian Fuchs captured the winning moment..- 219K Retweets
5. NFL star Shawn Lynch announced his retirement with a cryptic photo - 207K Retweets
6. Basketball legend Kobe Bryant reflects on his last night as an NBA player - 205K Retweets
7. Conor McGregor confuses UFC fans by suggesting he's retiring - 161K Retweets
8. Zlatan looks forward to his final ever game as a PSG player - 135K Retweets
9. Former Basketball great Shaquille O'Neal gets deep in a Tweet - 118K Retweets
10. Ronaldo sent this iconic Tweet when Portugal became #EURO2016 champions - 113K Retweets
For Chelsea last year was a season to forget.
The Blues endured a chaotic start to the campaign which ended in Jose Mourinho being sacked.
They also ended the season as the worst champions in history.
TOP TRENDING UK FOOTBALL CLUBS
1. MUFC
2. LFC
3. LCFC
4. AFC
5. NUFC
6. MCFC
7. AVFC
8. CFC
9. LUFC
10. EFC
And their demise was reflected on social media, with relegated Aston Villa trending more often than Chelsea.
Manchester United were top, Liverpool second and Leicester third. Noticeable top-ten inclusions were Newcastle in fifth, Villa seventh and Leeds ninth.
The Rio Olympics dominated the top trending sports events, with Euro 2016, Super Bowl 50 and the NBA finals following.
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