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| Phil Neville: More tweets than President Obama |
The World may be paralysed by an unprecedented economic slowdown...wars continue to rage in Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond, while all the time Iran and North Korea steadfastly refuse to curtail their nuclear ambitions.
But what subject dominated Twitter yesterday? ...you've guessed it - Phil Neville!
Yes, the nondescript Everton full-back has gone positively viral, with Tweets concerning Neville outnumbered those about Barack Obama and the midterm elections in America.
Neville became an unlikely internet phenomenon on the back of Gareth Bale's man of the match performance for Tottenham against Inter Milan.
As Spurs fans took to the social networking site to praise their star's display, Everton supporters retorted that Neville had managed to outplay Bale when the two went head to head last week.
And from there, the Neville effect snowballed, leaving many users around the world bemused.
The tweets paid tongue-in-cheek homage to the footballer - whose only noteworthy contribution in 59 England caps was conceding a crucial penalty to Romania at Euro 2000 - with one saying, "The Queen sings God Save Phil Neville" while another tweeted said: "Some people say magicians could walk on water, but Phil Neville could swim through land!"
Despite his moderate ability, Neville has amassed a considerable fortune in the game and recently hit the headlines by appointing upmarket property agents Gascoigne Halman to help try and sell his 4,950 sq ft, three-floor, Hilton Tower apartment in Manchester...dubbed as the "very best apartment outside of London."
As Spurs fans took to the social networking site to praise their star's display, Everton supporters retorted that Neville had managed to outplay Bale when the two went head to head last week.
And from there, the Neville effect snowballed, leaving many users around the world bemused.
The tweets paid tongue-in-cheek homage to the footballer - whose only noteworthy contribution in 59 England caps was conceding a crucial penalty to Romania at Euro 2000 - with one saying, "The Queen sings God Save Phil Neville" while another tweeted said: "Some people say magicians could walk on water, but Phil Neville could swim through land!"
Despite his moderate ability, Neville has amassed a considerable fortune in the game and recently hit the headlines by appointing upmarket property agents Gascoigne Halman to help try and sell his 4,950 sq ft, three-floor, Hilton Tower apartment in Manchester...dubbed as the "very best apartment outside of London."
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