Sparta Prague found themselves in the headlines for all the wrong reasons last weekend. Following a match between Sparta and Zbrojovka Brno, a match Sparta lost in acrimonious circumstances, two players for the Prague based club responded by making sexist comments towards assistant referee Lucie Ratajova.
We are not a particular fan of the Twitter beef, but we simply couldn't resist this one. It involves promotion/relegation stan and angry Twitter person Ted Westervelt, sports media personality Scott Van Pelt and the official Twitter account of national sit-down chain restaurant Applebee's.
It started when Westervelt was mad online about promotion/relegation and threw an unprovoked shot at Applebee's, who responded in kind.
What a week for 23-year-old Manchester United winger Jesse Lingard. The Manchester United youth academy product put in his best performance of the Premier League season on Saturday in United’s 4-1 victory over Leicester City.
Starting the match and playing for 78 minutes, Lingard played a vital part in United’s second goal by registering a classy assist for Juana Mata’s 37th minute goal.
Juan Mata's goal. Great team goal! pic.twitter.com/1bFu5A6TqK
Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan drew the ire of Blaugrana supporters by liking and retweeting photos celebrating Real Madrid’s 11 European Cup wins. The Turkish international then clarified that his “account was hacked for a brief period”, resulting in this outpouring of love for all things Los Blancos.
Two days ago my account was hacked for a brief period. During that period 1 RT was made and 2 photos were "liked" without my knowledge.
Getting 100 milion followers on Facebook is a feat of popularity so insane that only three people thus far have managed it. Cristiano Ronaldo, Shakira and Vin Diesel are so popular if their Facebook followings were countries they would each be one of the most populous on Earth. When we discovered this information, we couldn't help but notice one commonality among the trio: the beautiful game. We'll explain.
Cristiano Ronaldo
This is the list of soccer Twitter accounts that you should follow to keep up to date on what's going on in the world of soccer. As new players and personalites emerge, we;ll keep updating this list of soccer Twitter accounts. If you have recommendations of Twitter accounts that we should add to our list, email us at talktous@the18.com or comment on this article!
For the list of soccer Twitter accounts below, click on the hyperlinks to get to the Twitter pages! Here we go, the top soccer Twitter accounts to follow! Enjoy!
This is the list of soccer Instagram accounts that you should be following to keep up to date on what is going on in the world of soccer. As new players and personalites emerge, we will keep updating this Instagram list. If you have recommendations of Instagram accounts that we should throw on our list, email us at talktous@the18.com or comment on this article page!
For the list below, click on the hyperlinks to get to the Instagram pages! Here we go, the top Instagrams for soccer to follow! Enjoy!
OK. We know what you're thinking. What do the Instagram accounts of the wives and girlfriends of famous soccer players have to do with actual soccer?
To this we say, who cares? We've scoured the social-sphere to find the best-of-the-best when it comes to the beautiful wives and girlfriends of the top soccer players in the world - and, who knows, maybe if you follow one of these ladies on Instagram, from time to time you'll catch a photo of a famous player as well.
Alex Morgan and Sydney Leroux aren’t the only star soccer players to dress up for Halloween. The ghoulish - or downright silly - sentiment streams across the world and you'll be happy to know some of the world's best players dress up for Halloween. We hope they do it again this year.
Let’s take a look at some of the best and worst costumes from the past couple of years:
2012 Sydney Leroux and Alex Morgan as USA Olympic gymnasts: