Wayne Rooney was so appalled by Didier Drogba's tumbling and falling against Barcelona he took to Twitter to vent his dismay.
Chelsea's number 11 appeared to conduct a tribute act to Elvis Costello's "I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down" during the Blues' Champions League victory against the Catalan's on Wednesday night.
Ironically, the Ivorian's dramatics perhaps totted up the stoppage-time which enabled him to score the winner with the last kick of the first-half.
Manchester United striker Rooney however, may want to jog his memory before lambasting other agony fakers and divers. And that's not just in reference solely to Ashley Young, as this video will attest:
Twitter has given footballers succinct license to air their feelings, with or without thinking. And Rooney is just the latest to tweet his prerogative...
DARREN BENT, 2009
One of the first football-stories-via-Twitter, in the summer of 2009 Bent took to the social networking site nearly three years ago to bemoan then club Tottenham stalling over his transfer to Sunderland.
MICHAEL OWEN AND OLIVER HOLT
Bemused at the boos he received from Newcastle fans on his first return to St James' Park in April 2011, Owen tweeted in detail his reaction as he travelled back from the north-east on the United coach.
"Got a poor reception off the home fans which was disappointing. Was desperate to score!" he lamented. Obviously, he didn't score (he was actually playing though).
He then added: "Knew I would get booed as that's what a lot of fans do but if they knew the facts then they may have a different opinion." This compelled Holt, whose allowance to use Twitter has been compared to Clint Eastwood letting Clyde the orangutan drive the Chevrolet, to engage him.
On one occasion, Holt said: "Comes down to trusting a journalist to look after you, I suppose." Two months later, Holt published a direct message sent to him by Rio Ferdinand. Trust!
JACK WILSHERE AND JOEY BARTON
On the opening day of the 2011/12 season, Barton got Arsenal winger Gervinho, who dished out a slap, sent off as he recreated a death scene from Platoon. Barton was risibly caught on camera telling Robin van Persie "He punched me," when clearly the African hadn't.
Wilshere, watching (presumably) from home while out injured, had a short exchange with the then Newcastle midfielder about his conduct.
Regarding Barton, he could have his own list of Twitter rants.
MICHAEL BALL
Watching "I'm a Celeb..." is never advisable, but footballers are footballers, so watching brainless television is a de facto responsibility. Ball however couldn't stand Coronation Street's Anthony Cotton.
"That f*****g queer. Get back to your sewing machine in Corrie, you moaning b*****d."
Ball was fined £6,000 by the FA and his club, Leicester City, sacked him. West Ham United's Ravel Morrison and Manchester United's Federico Macheda have also been fined for homophobic outbursts.
QPR CHIEF EXECUTIVE PHILIP BEARD:
Beard, not the most prolific tweeter, was nevertheless keen to dispatch an open goal after Young's fall against QPR earlier in April. His thoughts were retweeted by Rs owner Tony Fernandes.
SAMIR NASRI, 2012
How to lose followers and alienate people? Ridicule your potless former club, even though you're unlikely to end your trophy fasting with your new employers. Nasri's perceived greed draws ire from the Arsenal Twitteratti on a daily basis.
JOE LEDLEY
Enraged at a last-minute penalty given against him by referee Euan Norris in April's Scottish Cup semi-final, Ledley had a mini rant bemoaning the decision and enquiring why Hearts were not reduced to 10 men.
RYAN TAYLOR
One week after Beard, Newcastle’s Ryan Taylor tweeted: “Ashley Young is an absolute disgrace. He’s the biggest cheat in the league. His antics are a joke.”
The Newcastle defender, somewhat gutlessly, deleted his, and a number of other, tweets relating to Young's theatrical tumble.