Twitter has exploded with professional footballers in the past few years…
Chelsea striker Diego Costa recently joined Twitter, gaining 67,400 followers in a matter of hours. In an age when most of us live online and tweet the majority of our thoughts, we look at the best footballers to follow on the micro-blogging website.
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Daniel Sturridge (@D_Sturridge)
Daniel Sturridge sends regular updates to fans and while there’s a lot of retweets, he often tweets his thanks to Liverpool’s loyal support. Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy)
Over the past few years, Rio Ferdinand has developed into a mature leader who isn’t afraid to give his opinion or have a bit of banter with his fellow pros.
Diego Costa (@diegocosta)
A world class striker who, though new to the world of Twitter, will surely post some memorable moments to come for Chelsea fans. Joey Barton (@Joey7Barton)
Barton is no stranger to controversy and this counts for his social media presence. Be prepared for a lot of opinion and his thoughts on the latest sport events. Lukas Podolski (@Podolski10)
If you like seeing lots of pictures with footballers, Podolski has the Twitter account for you, he’s not shy of an opinion either. Emmanuel Frimpong (IAMFRIMPONG26)
Emmanuel Frimpong as possibly one of the funniest and weird social media pages in football. Expect really odd videos and the occasional gem from the former Arsenal man.