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Inter Milan players have replaced their names with Instagram handles and football Twitter has had enough

Published 19:38 17 Apr 2018 BST

Updated 20:50 17 Apr 2018 BST

Reuben Pinder
Inter Milan players have replaced their names with Instagram handles and football Twitter has had enough

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They missed a great opportunity to use an 'Intergram' pun...

Inter Milan face Cagilari at the San Siro tonight, in a Serie A fixture that could see the hosts jump into the top four ahead of Lazio. It's a pretty run of the mill league game, unlikely to throw up any huge shocks, except for the fact that the kits are a bit different. The Inter dressing room was decorated with special jerseys, displaying the players' Instagram handles instead of their names. Thankfully, it appears only to be a promotional tool, as the players donned their usual jerseys with their surnames on the back for the actual match. https://twitter.com/Inter_en/status/986290622490345478 This - thankfully temporary - change is part of the #InterSocialNight, whatever that is. I think we can all agree that this is a bit ridiculous, and that the game is well and truly gone. That's certainly what the Twittersphere thinks anyway. https://twitter.com/SimoTarantino/status/986291647410507776 https://twitter.com/Tolley_UTC/status/986307042401976320 https://twitter.com/DanieI2k2/status/986308234284797952 This guy doesn't even have the energy to get angry. https://twitter.com/LeeoLFC/status/986308382582853632 https://twitter.com/s_dalbiac/status/986306839804567559 https://twitter.com/LeeTaylorDFC/status/986305833716912129 What is next? Their squad numbers being replaced with how many thousand followers they have? It wouldn't be a surprise. This is just the beginning, my friends. The beautiful game we all knew and loved is being destroyed, and Instagram handles on shirts is just the start.      

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