Football fan? Here's who to follow online

These social media savvy folks might disagree with you when it comes to the FIFA World Cup. Here’s who to follow for the good, bad and angry of what has been a tumultuous tournament so far

While it has been over 20 days since the World Cup began, things are heating up with the quarter finals underway. As with any global sporting event, there have been several things that have caught the creative fancy of the Internet. The most prolific so far has been Neymar. He might have scored two goals for his team in the ongoing World Cup, but it is his on-field theatrics that have the Internet rolling (pun intended) in the aisles. After Mexico midfielder Miguel Layun appeared to step on his ankle, the Brazilian spent an inordinate amount of time writhing in agony — and we have spent an equal amount of time looking at memes and video compilations that make fun of him for it!

Social media has also been full of feel-good stories: while Japan lost heartbreakingly to Belgium, it did not stop them from leaving a cleaned-up locker room, with a thank you note in Russian. England fans are winning the Internet game with their hashtag, #ItsComingHome, after their progress to the quarter finals against Sweden. So if you want to keep up with the final leg of the competition through tweets, videos, podcasts and memes, here are some people to follow.

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