On Wednesday, October 17, Twitter users are buzzing about the Serbian Football Assocation's response to the racist incidents at an under-21 Serbia vs. England football game, laughing at an ill-thought-out phrase uttered by US presidential candidate Mitt Romney and talking about Lance Armstrong stepping down as head of the Livestrong foundation.
Twitter users are reacting in disbelief to the Serbian FA's denial that there was any racist abuse at the Tuesday game, which saw supporters making "monkey" noises at England's Danny Rose, who later received a red card. The full statement by the Serbian FA can be found at http://goo.gl/Cu02M.
Also causing a buzz is the phrase "binders full of women," spoken by Romney at a presidential debate on Tuesday as he attempted to explain how, as governor of Massachusetts, he searched for qualified women to fill cabinet posts: "I went to a number of women's groups and said can you help us find folks and they brought us whole binders full of women." The phrase was quickly seized on by social media users and has spawned numerous parodies including the Twitter handles @RomneyBinders and @Romneys_Binder.
Also trending is Livestrong, the charity set up by Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. Amidst allegations of doping and a refusal to answer the charges, Armstrong has been stripped of his titles and announced on Wednesday that he plans to step down as chairman of the charity in a bid to protect it from the scandal that surrounds him. Shortly after, his sponsor Nike announced that it would be severing ties with the athlete.
The top 10 most talked about topics on Twitter on October 17 at 2:30 pm GMT are:
01. #Mention10PeopleYouAreAfraidOfLosing
02. #DyanNagsisimulaYan
03. #PrometiADeusTeAmarEternamentalS
04. #Mistletoe1stAnniversary
05. #RUSSIALOVESBIEBSASS
06. Binders Full Of Women
07. Serbian FA
08. Erradicacion de la Pobreza
09. Livestrong
10. Feliz Miercoles
