For a moment, the whole of women’s football was shocked with tense moments in the camps for Chelsea. As a joke the Twitter handle for the Blues women posted a big-name player’s transfer announcement to Liverpool. It went viral within minutes with fans of the Blues shocked by the transfer. The announcement was made on the official X account of Chelsea. The announcement stated that the Blues have agreed to let one of the big names on the team leave for their Premier League rivals Liverpool. It quickly attracted the attention of thousands of fans. Later it was revealed as being an April Fool’s joke for the fans in July. Later, it was stated that it was only for a funny purpose and not for any misinformation for both teams. But just for a few moments after this announcement, the fans of the Blues were shocked.
Why did the joke work so well for Chelsea?
The reason the joke played so well was its timing and the choice of the player, who was named in the fake transfer post. The tweet came just around 1:45 pm IST. The post announced the transfer of women’s footballer Sam Kerr to their Premier League rivals Liverpool. The player who has a very big and wide fan base. It created a massive shockwave among the fans of the Blues. As the Australian is seen as a star player for the Blues. The post coming from the Chelsea Women’s official account also made it more unbelievable for the fans. As the post just stated, Sam Kerr has joined Liverpool on a permanent transfer. As Premier League rivals, the direct trade between Liverpool and Chelsea for such a star player was impossible and unbearable for the fans.
Sam Kerr’s influence in Chelsea:
The 31-year-old, Australian women’s team captain, Sam Kerr, plays for Chelsea. She has been absent for more than 18 months due to injury. The 31-year-old suffered an ACL injury in January last year in a training session with Chelsea. She has still not returned to full fitness recovery. Though the Blues won the Women’s Premier League without her this season. But they certainly miss her in the European competition. As she is seen as a strong force at the front for the Blues. But in the Premier League, the Blues have tried their best without her presence to win the league this season. The Australian, in her course of action, has missed important events like the Paris Olympics and played no part in Chelsea’s women Super League campaign. But the Blues fans see her as an important player for the team.
Reaction of Chelsea fans to this fake transfer:
The fans of the Blues of both the men’s and the women’s teams are enjoying quite happy days. With the men’s team winning the UEFA Conference League and the FIFA Club World Cup. While the women won the Women’s Premier League. But their enjoyment looked to suddenly disappear with an announcement in X. The joking transfer of Sam Kerr to Liverpool on a permanent transfer. Suddenly, the X flooded with shocking and stunned replies from the Blues fans. But the Blues quoted 3 minutes later that it was a transfer of another Sam Kerr from Scotland, on loan at Bayern Munich, who joined Liverpool on a permanent transfer. Finally, revealing the true transfer that has happened.
Author’s opinion:
Chelsea’s prank on their fans shows the power of social media in informing people about what is happening behind the scenes between clubs. Most of the fans were shocked and disappointed which also reflects how much the player of Blues, Sam Kerr, is loved among the fans. It was a perfect example how, between the seriousness, such pranks create fun among the fans.
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