In a bid to spicy up the usually dull Pro Bowl game this weekend, The NFL is setting up designated tweet zones on both the NFC & AFC Sidelines.
The NHL made a similar move to generate interest in their all-star game by having a draft system.The two captains pick a team from the all star panel of players. This style of playground pick-em, leads to the hilarious and awkward moment of a player who wasn't picked left to squirm in the glare of the TV camera.
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]Surely it is time for the FA to follow suit and do something different for the Charity Shield game. Joey Barton, on Twitter during the game that would be gold, a draft system with a high chance that the likes of John Terry, or Ashley Cole would be the last to be picked who wouldn’t want to see that.