Not even Cristiano Ronaldo escaped: see clubs and players who have leaked verified on Twitter

Since billionaire Elon Musk acquired the social network Twitter, dozens of changes have turned the social network upside down. The most recent has been the change in the user verification standard, which identifies important people or institutions. Now, anyone who wants to receive a blue ‘seal’ next to their name on the social network must pay to be recognized. State institutions and members do not need to purchase their verification. All these changes have also affected the world of sport and both players and clubs have lost their badge status in the last week. From Cristiano Ronaldo to Bragantino, here are some players or clubs who have lost their Twitter verification until this gallery was published.

Alexia Putellas – Barcelona women’s midfielder, Spain women’s national team and current best player in the world.

Ary Borges – midfielder of the Brazilian women’s national team

Bruno Guimarães – midfielder of the Brazilian national team

Bia Zaneratto – striker for Palmeiras and the Brazilian women’s national team

Megan Rapinoe – forward of the US women’s national team

America-MG

Atletico-GO

Bragantine

State of Ceara

coritiba

cuiaba

Goias

Youth

Most of the Serie A clubs of the Brasileirão have already acquired their verification seal, such as Atlético-MG, Athletico-PR, Botafogo (photo), Corinthians, Cruzeiro, Flamengo, Fluminense, Grêmio, Internacional, Palmeiras, São Paulo, Santos and Vasco.

With Musk’s proposed changes, bizarre things have been happening in the last week. Cristiano Ronaldo, for example, has also lost the verified seal, but is already part of the ‘Twitter Blue’, i.e. the Portuguese striker pays to be verified by the network. The same happened with players like Mbappé, Haaland, Neymar, Gabigol and Richarlison. Even the stars of the past have not had an easy life with the new Twitter rules: Kaká, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho Gaúcho have also had to join “Twitter Blue”.

Another unusual situation occurred with Atlético de Madrid, which was not verified until last Saturday afternoon (22). Later in the day, the club was awarded the blue seal and the status of participant in the “Twitter Blue” programme. However, a very different situation occurred in its Madrid rival…

Real Madrid is recognized as a “Twitter Organization”, which means that the club has paid to receive a gold seal identifying it as a company.

The type of “seal” purchased by Real Madrid allows it to link employee accounts to the verification program. Vinícius Júnior, for example, has not lost his status thanks to this device, which also adds the logo of the company linked to the player, in this case Real Madrid.

The latest curiosity is due to the ‘charity’ given by Elon Musk to LeBron James, American basketball star. The player said he would not pay for verification on Twitter, but was presented by the owner of the social network for a blue seal of notable person.