No one could have imagined that a simple, everyday tweet would trigger a global internet firestorm.
In just 24 hours, the football world felt the shockwave from the internet!
From Wang Shuo's tweet to the responses from Ronaldo and Messi, then the fans of all three sides jumping into the fray, and finally the media fanning the flames, the situation escalated at a speed far beyond anyone's expectations.
It was a signal completely different from anything in the past.
By the next morning, nearly all of Europe's major sports media outlets had rapidly upgraded the story from its original status as celebrity gossip to a serious sports headline.
In the pages of many publications, the buzz even overshadowed the Champions League group stage draw and awards ceremony.
This was an extremely unusual signal!
For example, in the Sun Newspaper, celebrity gossip almost never makes the front page.
But this time, the "King of Football" wager was the front-page headline!
