Twitter Launches Premier League Emojis
To celebrate the opening weekend of the Premier League season, Twitter has offered fans a new way to show support for their club with the launch of special Twitter emojis.
emojis will now show up when any user Tweets using specific dedicated hashtags during the opening weekend. The feature will be live until midnight on Monday following MNF, but will return at various key moments throughout the season, such as #DeadlineDay and the final run-in.
Official match hashtags used this weekend also triggered the club crests alongside one another, such as #MUNTOT.
Meanwhile, #BPL and #BPLKickoff triggered a scaled down Premier League trophy, whilst #FPL triggered the Premier League crest
Show support for your team with some special emojis as the #BPL returns! Find out how: http://t.co/YJiITu3UyQ pic.twitter.com/YB2XqUTkXZ
— Premier League (@premierleague) August 8, 2015
The 2015/16 season on Twitter
63% of all Premier League players are active on Twitter, with Tottenham (@SpursOfficial) leading the way. 92% of their first team squad are on the platform.
They are followed by Manchester City (@MCFC) on 75%, and then North London rivals Arsenal on 73%.
