Everyone loves a Twitter beef – but when they’re between two organisations rather than two people, they’re somehow even more fun.
The latest one we’ve spotted might be the oddest yet – it’s between Russian side Zenit St Petersburg and the Daily Mail. Yes, really.
It all started when the Mail selected Zenit in a list of its top 10 worst badges in football. The response was withering in the extreme.
.@MailSport Here are our ten worst newspaper badges ever. pic.twitter.com/vhTnlnxQnn
— ФК «Зенит» (@zenit_spb) April 12, 2016
Shots, as they say, fired.
The Mail struck a conciliatory tone in its own response.
.@zenit_spb Sorry guys, we just preferred your old one (and you did win the UEFA Cup wearing it) pic.twitter.com/UtDWhtiiuR
— MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) April 12, 2016
But it turned out two could play at that game.
.@MailSport Honestly, we preferred your old one too. pic.twitter.com/O9avzzO6SS
— ФК «Зенит» (@zenit_spb) April 12, 2016
In Twitterland, of course, the Mail is pretty much the pantomime villain, so there’s no prizes for guessing what the masses made of it all.
@zenit_spb ??????
— Int Champions Cup (@IntChampionsCup) April 12, 2016
@zenit_spb @MailSport @fczenit_en hey you just won the internet
— 馬特惡棍 (@dvtavfc) April 12, 2016
@zenit_spb You just won it lads. You’ve just won Twitter.
— Red Devil HQ (@RedDevilHQ) April 12, 2016
@zenit_spb after this, you are welcome at my house for dinner any time you want. Just let me know any allergies, I will sort it…
— PowerSherlock (@powersherlock) April 12, 2016
@zenit_spb @MailSport pic.twitter.com/Nzf2lkDXD4
— Faris (@Faris_THFC12) April 12, 2016
So, while Zenit may have lost out to Benfica in the last 16 of the Champions League, they can console themselves with the knowledge that they won Twitter.
