London
– Professional soccer club Manchester United, a team within the English Premier
League, has imposed a ban on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter for
its players, according to reports. The reports indicate that a Facebook account
for Man U player Wes Brown was taken down, while the "Walls" of
profiles for Ryan Giggs and Rio Ferdinand were wiped clean. Twitter accounts
purported to be operated by Man U players Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs and Darren
Fletcher are no longer online.
Related Links:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/19/man_utd_social_networking_ban/
http://snipurl.com/u50jq
(EPL-Talk.com)
http://snipurl.com/u50jw
(Manchester United statement)
