Football and Social Media

The official Twitter account of John Obi Mikel has been deleted amid rumours of racist abuse being sent to the Chelsea midfielder. The 25-year old had taken to Twitter to apologise for his mistakes during Chelsea’s 2-2 Champions League draw with Juventus. Chelsea originally stated that the timing of Mikel’s profile deletion was coincidental, but [...]

This clip shows Real Madrid footballers, Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos purposely getting themselves booked under instructions from the ‘ Special One’ aka Jose Mourinho. These bookings meant that they both would miss less important games, but then be available again for selection for what is perceived as a more important fixture. Is this cheating [...]

A year ago the only way we could see football teams celebrate their victories was through traditional media. Now, with the likes of Twitter and footballers tweeting, we get exclusive access. Here are some pics from Ferdinand, Nani, Rooney, Owen, Iniesta and Pique celebrating wining the Premiership and the Champions League. Premiership Title Medal Hernandez, Valencia & [...]

Thanks to our friends over at Football Marketing who provided us with this excellent breakdown of Manchester United Vs Barcelona result…according to Facebook. If the most powerful social networking site in the planet is correct then MANCHESTER UNITED will go into Saturday’s game with at least 1 advantage…they have more engagement and fans on Facebook [...]