This new Social Media thing has been on the rise for nearly a decade, so much so sports stars have taken to using it. But the ultimate pat on the back for the simple way Social Media makes interacting is even professional footballer’s get it. Phil Neville and Seamus Coleman recently had an argument on Twitter (possibly in jest), and Rio Ferdinand & Wayne Rooney nearly fell out over Rooney’s recent hair transplant, again on Twitter.

But now it seems a footballer is using Social Media for good, well, some good. Owen Hargreaves has been beset by injury for the best part of 5 years. He was released by Manchester Utd this summer and is currently without a club. In an effort to prove to the footballing world his fitness, Hargreaves has created his own Youtube channel and is updating it daily with videos of him going through his (very tough) paces. A personal favourite is this one showing him sliding around with some weird contraption attached to his wrists and thighs. Very strange.

Hargreaves bucks the trend for most footballers and actually comes across as a nice guy, so I for one hope he is fully recovered and makes a return to a top Premiership team (preferably Arsenal) and the England squad. Watch this space for updates.