“Andros Townsend shared a hilarious incident involving his partner mistaking Football Manager for reality. The mix-up occurred when Townsend’s girlfriend, Hazel O’Sullivan, saw a Twitter post suggesting he had missed a training session, which led to her sending a panicked WhatsApp message to him, inquiring why he hadn’t attended training. Townsend was initially confused by the message and asked her to clarify. She then sent him a screenshot from Twitter, displaying a headline:’Andros Townsend accepts his fine for reporting late to training.’
This sparked concern in her mind, as she couldn’t find him at home either, raising questions about his whereabouts. However, the next message provided some comic relief. Hazel sent Townsend a screenshot of a news article where he had ‘failed to report’ to the training ground and was criticized for his ‘unprofessional behavior’ during his time at Spurs.
But, it turned out that the article was from someone’s Football Manager save in December 2016. Townsend explained the mix-up and how his girlfriend had thought it was a real incident. He posted both the WhatsApp conversation and the Football Manager article on social media, which quickly went viral with over 13,000 retweets and 11,000 likes.”