Harry Redknapp
Tone: Underdog spirit with a fair dose of score-settling. For a man who “writes like a two-year-old”, “can’t spell” and is too “completely and utterly disorganised” to “fiddle taxes”, he has been surprisingly articulate on Twitter so far.
Bio: “Football Manager, Pundit. Lover of sport”
Followers: 61,663 (in three hours)
Sample tweet:
That West Ham fan was right, Frank Lampard was no good as a player after all.
— Harry Redknapp (@Redknapp) June 8, 2015
Carlo Ancelotti
Tone: Congeniality personified in three languages
Bio: Ancelotti declines to define himself in a few lines and instead links to his official website, which sets out his achievements in some detail.
Followers: 1,911,574
Sample tweet:
Mañana jugamos todos!! / We all play tomorrow !! / Domani giochiamo tutti!! #HalaMadrid #JuntosAPorLaUndecima pic.twitter.com/gB9J7PNFAw
— Carlo Ancelotti (@MrAncelotti) April 21, 2015
Ronald Koeman, Southampton
Tone: Positivity, humour and a lot of photographs from one of the game’s most likeable characters.
Bio: “Official twitter account of Ronald Koeman, Manager Southampton FC”
Followers: 906,390
Sample tweet:
Good life in #Southampton ! #WeMarchOn pic.twitter.com/vnPYDTeoj1
— Ronald Koeman (@RonaldKoeman) April 19, 2015
Marcello Lippi
Tone: A lot of old photos of “Mister Lippi”.
Bio: “Profilo Ufficiale di Marcello Lippi”
Followers: 166,733
Sample tweet:
#TBT Mister Lippi durante il corso allenatori in Cina // #MrLippi during the coaches course in China pic.twitter.com/SmKzqZ2zSD
— Marcello Lippi (@MisterLippi) April 23, 2015
Marc Wilmots, Belgium
Tone: The bearer of good news, especially birthday wishes
Bio: “Official account of Marc Wilmots, Head Coach Belgian Red Devils.”
Followers: 230,161
Sample tweet:
Bon anniversaire Romelu!! pic.twitter.com/lsOKuOdjqv
— Marc Wilmots (@WilmotsMarc) May 13, 2015
Rudi García, Roma
Tone: Grand statements. Big emotions. Small sentences.
Bio: “Allenatore @OfficialASRoma”
Followers: 161,238
Sample tweet:
Tutti insieme, uniti. Per la vittoria. pic.twitter.com/pIhQQNzly7
— Rudi Garcia (@RudiGarcia) March 22, 2015
Massimiliano Allegri, Juventus
Tone: Lyrical and personal. And a dab hand with a camera.
Bio: “The only Official Twitter Account of Massimiliano Allegri”
Followers: 130,211
Sample tweet:
#selfiescudetto pic.twitter.com/Ll74hMEUKs
— Massimiliano Allegri (@OfficialAllegri) May 23, 2015
Garry Monk, Swansea City
Tone: Young, grounded father entirely at home with his job and fame.
Bio: “Official first team manager Swansea city fc”
Followers: 50,518
Sample tweet:
Just back from holiday with 2 little rhinos. Not sure which ones would cause more trouble😈😇 pic.twitter.com/7j72a1yiax
— Garry Monk (@GarryMonk16) June 6, 2015
Paul Clement, Derby County
Tone: “I have just left the best job in the world.”
Followers: 52,461
Sample tweet:
A memorable year! Hala Madrid! pic.twitter.com/IBJfXnRJi4
— Paul Clement (@PaulClement1972) December 21, 2014
Mark Sampson, England Women’s Team
Tone: Everything is awesome.
Bio: “England Women’s Football National Team Head Coach.”
Followers: 8,252
Sample tweet:
Honour to spend time with The Duke of Cambridge.True gentleman.Thank you to my players you were fantastic #Lionesses pic.twitter.com/gUu5DGU2lk
— Mark Sampson (@Mark_Sampson) May 20, 2015
Gareth Southgate, England U21s
Tone: “Thanks to... Good luck to... Well done to...”
Bio: “Played, managed, coached. Lived in South, Midlands + North. Currently awaiting Yorkshire citizenship. Often found at the side of a pitch or netball court.”
Followers: 148,342
Sample tweet:
Thanks for all the messages, good & bad (goes with territory) hope to keep some twitter presence to keep engaging with Coaching Family
— Gareth Southgate (@GarethSouthgate) August 23, 2013
Tone: Your favourite uncle.
Bio: “Director Técnico de la seleccion nacional y Ex-Futbolista Profesional. Cuenta Oficial. Marketing @ContactoMiguelH”
Followers: 1,357,324
Sample tweet:
Lista la banda con todo mañana #VamosVerdes #PorUnaCopa #IncondicionalEs la clásica selfie 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻 pic.twitter.com/KmsVqdCtBR
— Miguel Herrera (@MiguelHerreraDT) June 6, 2015
