The Twitter app decided to remove the blue tick from the account of Algerian star Riyad Mahrez, winger for English club Manchester City, with some misinterpreting this after he posted a tweet about his country’s rematch. Algeria and Cameroon.
And on Monday, Mehrez posted via his now undocumented account a tweet in which he reached out to American businessman Elon Musk, who recently bought the microblogging site in a $44 billion acquisition deal.
Mehrez wrote in his tweet: “My brother Elon Musk, get me my blue badge” accompanied by funny expressions.
Twitter has not given a reason for the disappearance of Mahrez’s account verification flag, while some have speculated that it happened days after the Algerian star re-tweeted about the replay between Algeria and Cameroon in the World Cup qualifiers . .
The deauthentication of Mahrez’s account has raised questions from many football fans, as the Manchester City player’s account has over 3 million followers.
