Best of social media

John Barnes and a group of Liverpool fans recreated his famous 'World in Motion' rap on the London underground. (Twitter)

Jack Grealish has posted a back-of-the-bus photo with his team-mates as Aston Villa travelled to Sheffield Wednesday for their first game in the Championship.

New Middlesbrough striker Alvaro Negredo said he enjoyed his first game at the Riverside.

Fenerbahce striker Robin van Persie has quite a passion for fishing, judging by his birthday presents. (Instagram)

Gareth Bale is back at Real Madrid after his heroics for Wales in Euro 2016. (Real Madrid Twitter)

Portsmouth displayed a proud "keep off the grass" sign before their season-opener with Carlisle, reading: "This pitch is one of only five fully natural playing surfaces remaining from the current 92 league clubs." The visitors shared it on Twitter.

And finally

New Cardiff City signing Jazz Richards has been booed by his own supporters for refusing to 'do the Ayatollah'. The gesture, which has been used by Cardiff City fans since the 1990s, involves a player raising his hands above his head, palms down, and repeatedly moving them up and down in a patting motion. (Wales Online)