5 footballers who are completely addicted to social media

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28:  Michy Batshuayi of Chelsea celebrates after scoring his sides fourth goal during the Emirates FA Cup fourth round match between Chelsea and Brentford at Stamford Bridge on January 28, 2017 in London, England.  (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
Batshuayi has scored 1 Premier League goal this season

#4 Andrey Arshavin

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - DECEMBER 06: Andrey Arshavin of FC Zenit St. Petersburg (C) vies for the ball with Aleksandr Shchanitsyn of FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast during the Russian Football League Championship match between FC Zenit St. Petersburg and FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast at the Petrovsky stadium on December 6, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Epsilon/Getty Images)
The 35-year old scored 23 league goals for the Gunners

When he wasn't scoring epic winners against Barcelona or scoring four at Anfield, the little magician was lighting up the worldwide web. Before Twitter or Facebook was a thing, Andrey Arshavin was telling his fans daily what he was doing. Fast forward a decade and now everyone's doing the same thing.

As one of the first and best to ever do it, Arshavin has always been a delight to follow on social media. After making London his home for one year, the little Russian revealed a personal side to him that not many knew of. The winger started an online blog and fans absolutely loved it.

The blog revealed so much about his personal life to the fans. Topics ranging from his favourite beer all the way to what kind of music he likes interested fans. He was one of the pioneers to truly embrace fan interaction, holding several Q&As back in 2009.

I'm a firm believer that if it weren't for the online ramblings of Arshavin, we wouldn't be seeing the shenanigans of modern day footballers on the internet today. The Russian was addicted to the internet before being addicted to the internet was cool.

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