Townsend's wife thought he missed training after Football Manager mix-up

A Football Manager screenshot convinced Andros Townsend's wife he'd been fined for skipping training.

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What happened. Andros Townsend's wife believed he had missed a training session after seeing a Football Manager screenshot on Twitter. The screenshot appeared to show a headline about Townsend accepting a fine for missing training.

• The screenshot was from the video game Football Manager, not real life.
• Townsend's wife searched his name on Twitter and found the fake headline.
• The mix-up led to Townsend being in hot water with his wife.

“She was searching my name on Twitter and it came up 'Andros Townsend accepts fine for missing training'”

— Andros Townsend

The light-hearted story highlights how video game content can be mistaken for real football news.

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