Tweets of the week: Tributes pour out for Phil Hughes

Sport360 staff 19:06 04/12/2014
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  • Sport360 picks out the highlights from the sporting Twittersphere, with Sachin Tendulkar, Steve Smith, Diego Maradona, Rafa Benitez and Muhammad Ali all featuring.

    Tweet of the week
    We know this has been extensively covered but the respone to the #putyourbats trend in tribute to Phil Hughes was so moving. Here are some of the best images from the week:

    Diego Maradona joins in the National Day festivities
    Diego Maradona has lived in Dubai for three years now and it’s no surprise the UAE has rubbed off on him. The Argentina legend donned the national dress to help celebrate National Day, with Al Jazira also getting involved.

    Twitter: it’s a team game
    No one floods Twitter quite like Manchester United players after a victory, and with their fourth straight win of the season they had reason to be proud.

    Do not adjust your pages…
    Leaked photos of the official Napoli calendar have certainly caught our eyes this week. Manager Rafa Benitez displaying tactics on a papyrus and Gonzalo Higuain and Markek Hamsik dressed as gladiators. Incredible or ridiculous? You decide.

    Tweetlets
    Muhammad Ali tweeted a picture of himself to show reports of his demise are greatly exaggerated while Chelsea and Schalke had a chuckle at their rivals’ expense..


     

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