5 footballers who are completely addicted to social media

#4 Andrey Arshavin

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.

Swansea 3-2 Arsenal. We knew that the trip to South Wales wouldn’t be an easy drive for us. My thoughts on the game http://t.co/SxTAwpu9

— Andrey Arshavin (@AndrArshavin23) January 16, 2012

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.