April 16 Social Zone: Emulsions flare after Spurs sponsor disaster
- Henry Valantine
- 16 April 2021
There was a broad spectrum of stories coming out across social media on Thursday, from the Europa League to a shock tennis result and paint. Yes, paint.
SOCCER: As referred to in Thursday's Social Zone,ย Tottenham Hotspurย announced that they have an official paint sponsor now. Yes, really.
This morning Spurs announced a new sponsorship deal with Dulux, the admin of the Dulux Twitter account then decided to go on a one man mission to destroy Spurs. ๐ญ๐๐ญ pic.twitter.com/rM4oIjimaK
โ Footy Humour (@FootyHumour) April 15, 2021
The sponsor themselves started tweeting sarcastic replies to people slating the club they now support.
Weโre deeply sorry for the posts from Dulux this morning in response to the announcement of our relationship with @SpursOfficial.These do not reflect how proud we are to be the Official Paint Supplier of the Club. Weโre investigating what happened and apologise to all Spurs fans.
โ Dulux UK | Colour & Inspiration (@duluxuk) April 15, 2021
SOCCER: This was some strike fromย Edinson Cavani to score his 50th goal in European competition.
A first European goal in Manchester United colours for Edinson Cavani! ๐ด
โ Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 15, 2021
You just can't give the Uruguayan space like that!
A cracking finish! ๐#UEL pic.twitter.com/XhPpfY2jK9
SOCCER: Did you really have a European away night if you didn't have the 'wheeling a suitcase coming off the coach' photo?
SOCCER: Either way, four English teams are in the semi-finals across the Champions League and Europa League. For Arsenal, it's a meeting against their old boss Unai Emeryโฆ
You again, @Arsenal?
โ Villarreal CF English (@Eng_Villarreal) April 15, 2021
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SOCCER: On a serious note for a moment, we wish Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang well in his recovery following a diagnosis of malaria.
TENNIS: A quite remarkable result for Britain's Dan Evans yesterday, beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets.
Players to defeat Novak Djokovic on clay since 2019:
โ US Open Tennis (@usopen) April 15, 2021
-Rafael Nadal
-Dan Evans
That's it. That's the list.
SOCCER: Now, this is heart-warming.
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โ AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) April 15, 2021
Edin Dzeko dedicates his #UCL hat-trick to Riccardo Calafiori, after the youngster suffers a career-threatening injury in a #UYL game.
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Calafiori provides the crucial assist for Dzeko as we reach the semi-finals of the #UEL!#ASRoma ๐โค๏ธ #RomaAjax pic.twitter.com/rjBqtWdqaG
FORMULA ONE: Not sure if I've ever seen a bigger gap in answers to the 'what animal would you be' question before, from cuddly house pet to full-blown dinosaur.
