Ronaldo's interview, Mourinho mics himself up and five other craziest moments of the season

We all need a bit of craziness in our lives and the 2022-23 football season did not disappoint in that regard

Football is unpredictable, enthralling and occasionally unhinged. It keeps us guessing, that's why we love it so much, and the 2022-23 campaign was no different. Over the past nine months, there's been countless crazy moments across the world's top leagues to keep us entertained.

We've been treated to managers fighting, unbelievable results and dramatic comebacks. Players arguing, explosive press conferences and even an incident that led to a saw being taken to a pair of goalposts.

GOAL have been painstakingly tracking all of these ridiculous scenes and with the season drawing to a close, what better time to relive all of the best bits. Here are the 21 craziest moments of the season:

Thomas Tuchel vs Antonio Conte

A battle for the ages. In the blue corner, Thomas Tuchel. In the white corner, Antonio Conte. Tuchel had the reach advantage, but you can never count a pitbull like Conte out of the running.

Tensions had been simmering all game when Chelsea hosted Tottenham all the way back in August. Things first flared up when Tuchel took exception to the manner of Spurs' first equaliser, with the German locking horns with his opposite number.

The pressure cooker was then dialled up in the second half. When Chelsea poked their noses back in front, Tuchel did his best Jose Mourinho impression, darting off down the touchline to celebrate. Spurs would have the last laugh, though, with Harry Kane netting a 96th-minute equaliser.

And then it happened - the most iconic post-match handshake of all time. Both men's shoulder sockets were stretched to the absolute limit before the pair were pulled apart by players and staff from both teams. What a start to the season.

Seven-heaven for Liverpool

Manchester United would not have been distraught to enter the break just 1-0 down against Liverpool back in March. The Reds had dominated proceedings for sure, but a few tweaks at half-time and United might have gained a foothold in the game.

Instead of coming out with a point to prove, though, Erik ten Hag's side capitulated in a astonishing fashion. Within five minutes Liverpool had scored twice to put the game to bed - and four more goals would come before the referee mercifully blew his whistle.

After the game, Ten Hag slammed his "unprofessional players" and made them listen to Liverpool's dressing-room celebrations in complete silence at the training ground. A great way to start the week.

Ronaldo 'tells all' to Piers Morgan

He might not be an elite footballer anymore, but Cristiano Ronaldo's ability to draw a media circus remains world class. After a fraught start to the season with Manchester United - which began with him pushing to leave and ended with him bizarrely being handed the captain's armband despite p*ssing off home early following a victory over Tottenham a few weeks earlier - he sat down for an explosive interview with Piers Morgan.

No one was safe from Ronaldo's wrath during the broadcast, with Erik ten Hag, the Glazers, Wayne Rooney and Ralf Rangnick all being savaged. Every night a new part of the interview would drop and social media would explode. It was the perfect way to fill the time before the World Cup kicked off.

Conte buries Spurs

If you've never been to a Premier League press conference, they're normally pretty boring affairs filled with stock answers and journalists desperately bashing away so they can make the last train home.

Sometimes, though, a manager treats us to a gem - and Antonio Conte was in a generous mood after Tottenham threw away a two-goal advantage against Southampton in March. In St Mary's cramped press room, Conte eviscerated his players, accusing them of being "selfish", lacking fight and having no winning mentality.

Juventus' points deductions

Juventus are no strangers to a scandal, but it was still a huge shock when the Bianconeri were slapped with a 15-point deduction in January for false accounting. The decision came just few months after the entirety of the Juve board resigned when the allegations first came to light.

The saga has dragged on for the duration of the season, too. After the points were re-added to their total on appeal, a second penalty - this time a 10-point deduction - came their way in May. This led to Juve dropping out of the top four, which could lead to a mass exodus of players in the summer.

Mourinho mics himself up

After two pretty torrid Premier League stints, Jose Mourinho is feeling himself again in Roma. And he reached peak paranoid Special One in a game against Monza in May, revealing that he wore a microphone to protect himself from wrongful accusations from officials.

"I am not stupid, you know. I went to the game with a microphone. I recorded the match – from the moment I left the locker room to the moment I returned. I protected myself." Careful your tin-foil hat doesn't fall off, Jose.

The Bundesliga final day

Why would you even bother being a Borussia Dortmund fan. You just know they're going to break your heart time and time again. Dortmund's latest collapse was their most spectacular by some distance.

Heading into the final day all they needed to do was beat Mainz and the Bundesliga title would be theirs. So, of course, they went 2-0 down inside 24 minutes - with their opposition's two goals coming either side of a Sebastien Haller penalty miss.

Bayern Munich almost conspired to hand them the title back in the dying moments of the season, with Koln drawing level before Jamal Musiala's 89th-minute strike finally secured the title for Die Roten. To add to the madness, Bayern's 11th-straight Bundesliga title came at the exact moment they were cleaning house in the boardroom, with Hasan Salihamidzic and Oliver Kahn both fired in the aftermath.