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08-25-2016, 04:23 AM
Champions League accidentally flips fans off on Twitter
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For soccer fans, Thursday's UEFA Champions League draw (http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2017/draws/round=2000783/index.html) in Monaco is a big deal, as it determines the group stage for Europe's top club tournament.*
To celebrate, fans were given the middle finger.*
SEE ALSO: Why it matters if Ryan Lochte lied about being robbed in Rio (http://mashable.com/2016/08/18/ryan-lochte-lie-robbery-rio-olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Initially at least, the official Champions League Twitter (http://mashable.com/category/twitter/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) account flipped off its fans while trying to drum up some enthusiasm. The important takeaway here: There's a slight but significant difference between the index-finger emoji and the middle-finger emoji.*
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Image: mashable
To that mi**r mistake, we can only say: 🙏
The tweet was soon deleted after fans **ticed the gaffe, but we were able to snag this screengrab first. **w, if any UEFA honchos happen to be reading this: It's a small and funny mistake, please don't fire anyone!* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/24/uefa-champions-league-draw-twitter-middle-finger/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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For soccer fans, Thursday's UEFA Champions League draw (http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2017/draws/round=2000783/index.html) in Monaco is a big deal, as it determines the group stage for Europe's top club tournament.*
To celebrate, fans were given the middle finger.*
SEE ALSO: Why it matters if Ryan Lochte lied about being robbed in Rio (http://mashable.com/2016/08/18/ryan-lochte-lie-robbery-rio-olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Initially at least, the official Champions League Twitter (http://mashable.com/category/twitter/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) account flipped off its fans while trying to drum up some enthusiasm. The important takeaway here: There's a slight but significant difference between the index-finger emoji and the middle-finger emoji.*
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/soavTZJ4AS-ttYMLywTY8Wny8gs=/fit-in/575x4096/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F189721%2F3befbef1da8047fa8f54d7d7a2aa5af5.png
Image: mashable
To that mi**r mistake, we can only say: 🙏
The tweet was soon deleted after fans **ticed the gaffe, but we were able to snag this screengrab first. **w, if any UEFA honchos happen to be reading this: It's a small and funny mistake, please don't fire anyone!* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/24/uefa-champions-league-draw-twitter-middle-finger/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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