Footballing Twits

The Twitter bandwagon is in full flow – some would say slowing down, almost – and there is a steady trickle of footballers and football related Twitterers appearing in the micro-blogging sphere. It really hit the back (and front) pages with Darren Bent’s Twitter ‘rant’ at Daniel Levy a few weeks back – but did you know that Hull’s new striker, signed on the back of Daryl Murphy and Bobby Zamora turning them down, was also there? Read on for a small but growing directory of footballers on Twitter…

Firstly, if you are a Twitter user, make sure to follow us first: @footballsup.

And here is an article from EPL talk, where they pick six of the ‘biggest’ footballers on Twitter…

Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) – 15,303 followers – One of the biggest names in English football is on Twitter. He’s only sent 8 tweets as of press time, most of which are pretty harmless, but let’s hope he gets inspired this summer and during next season to post more insightful tweets.

Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) – 3,239 followers – “Folks asking why I’m not on facebook,” said Wayne Rooney in a recent tweet. “and I prefer [Twitter] really cos it seems more of a community thing.” So sayeth Rooney who gets more personal than Gerrard on Twitter. The Man United and England striker tweets mostly about his reaction to how well he played (or not) for his club and country.

Jonathan Woodgate (Tottenham Hotspur) - 936 followers – Who doesn’t love a footballer who admits on Twitter that he helped show his mother how to use YouTube? Jonathan Woodgate tweets about that experience and communicates directly with many Spurs fans showing that as well as being a classy defender, he also knows how to effectively use Twitter. (FOOTBALLSUP UPDATE: After the Darren Bent saga, Spurs have forbidden any of their players from using Twitter. So Wodgate’s account has now been deleted. Shame)

Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United) – 1,727 followers – Whether he’s basking in the sun in ridiculous shorts or being a fixture of Manchester United’s defense, Ferdinand can be occasionally found tweeting. Most of his tweets are in response to questions and comments made by Manchester United supporters.

Brad Guzan (Aston Villa) – 251 followers – The number two goalkeeper for Aston Villa takes Twitter’s 140 character limit to the extreme with the majority of his posts consisting of two to three words. Nevertheless, Guzan offers some insights into his travels with the Villa and US national team.

Peter Crouch (Portsmouth) – 51 followers – The Portsmouth and England striker has unfortunately been neglecting his Twitter account and has only posted a few times in the last several months hence the low number of followers. Let’s hope “Crouchy’s Having His Nachos” does better in the Twitter department during the 2009-2010 season.

And a few more less celebrated denizens of the footballing fraternity:

Shay Given – @Shay_Given
Rohan Ricketts – @rohanricketts
Matthew Etherington – @Etherington26
Ryan Shawcross – @RShawcross87
James Beattie – @JSBeattie
Rory Delap – @DelapSCFC
Jozy Altidore (Hull’s new striking sensation) – @JozyAltidore17
Freddy Adu – @freddyadu11
Stan Collymore – @stancollymore
Mark Bright – @markbrighty
Daniel Sturridge – @Danny_Sturridge
Robert Earhshaw -  @robertearnshaw
Landon Donavon – @Landon_Donovan
Danny Dichio – @DannyDichio
Harry Redknapp – @harrysblog
Giuseppe Rossi – @GiuRo22
Daniel Gabbidon – @TheRealGabbidon
Darren Bent – @DBTheTruth
Ryan Giggs – @Ryan_Giggs
David Beckham – @beckham
Jermaine Defoe – @JCDefoe
Carlos Tevez – @carlitotevez
Maurice Edu – @mauriceedu
Carl Robinson – @CarlRobinson33
Jim Brennan – @jimmyBrennan
Dwayne DeRosario – @DwayneDeRosario
Jonathan DeGuzman – @jdeguz
Julian De Guzman – @JBDEGUZZI
Ryan Babel – @ryanbabel19
Vurnon Anita = @Vurnon

This list is constantly evolving and will be continually updated and added to… let us know if you know of any more!