Two professional British FIFA players have been involved in a bizarre series of tweets aimed at one another.
West Ham FIFA player Sean “Dragonn” Allen (left) – who signed for the club in May this year – claims he was blocked by Epsilon’s Spencer “Gorilla” Ealing (right) on Christmas Eve:
This guy has issues pic.twitter.com/zMSY59cmZ7
— Sean Allen (@Dragonn_WHUFC) December 24, 2016
It’s not clear why Spencer blocked Sean. When asked by some of his Twitter followers, Sean said he ‘doesn’t know’.
Other pro FIFA players, including Dean Coombes, Danny Taylor, Jamboo and Ty Walton, have also tweeted saying they’ve been blocked by Spencer.
Sean said: “This guy [Spencer] has issues.
“Ty also done nothing… don’t know why he’s so respected in this community, biggest weirdo going.”
@Dragonn_WHUFC @TyWalton tbh every pro player is weird
— Bateson87 (@bateson87) December 24, 2016
Dean Coombes added: “I’ve also been blocked [by Spencer] since me and Sean thrashed him and Tass on Rocket League.”
Spencer responded today (December 27th) by retweeting the following tweet from Tass – another pro FIFA player:
So I saw Sean call @Epsilon_Gorilla immature and the biggest weirdo in the community for blocking him for “apparently” no reason, hypocrite pic.twitter.com/fP88NNR3An
— Tass (@Hashtag_Tass) December 27, 2016
Another Twitter user said the whole thing is a joke, but Sean did say him being blocked by Spencer is ‘legit’.
@Hashtag_Tass @Epsilon_Gorilla It’s a joke guys
— MrTomoh (@MrTomoh) December 27, 2016
We’ve reached out to the players for an explanation and will update this article if we hear back.
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