article_snippet.sent: Manchester City's David Silva and Everton's Phil Jagielka were also among around a dozen players sponsored by the firm who urged millions of followers to buy the knock-down goods.
article_snippet.sent: a dozen players sponsored by the firm who urged millions of followers to buy the knock-down goods posted messages within minutes of each other yesterday, with Arsenal forward Theo Walcott tweeting: 'For 25 hours you can get 25% discount on Adidas.co.uk if you use 'friendsoftheo'.'
article_snippet.sent: David Silva tweeted: 'Who is up for 25% savings on @adidas products?
article_snippet.sent: Players including Steven Gerrard (pictured) and Everton's Phil Jagielka were  among around a dozen players sponsored by the firm who urged millions of followers to buy the knock-down goods .
article_snippet.sent: England footballer Phil Jones and Manchester City's David Silva posted messages within minutes of each other .
article_snippet.sent: Some fans saw straight through the players' Adidas tweets, with GX Blue ‏tweeting: 'I bet you David Silva didn't write A tweet from Jack WilshereDavid Silva!!'
article_snippet.sent: This is a promotion we run several times a year in collaboration with we players to offer fans a sizeable discount and the tweets are clearly identifiable as marketing communication.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Dozen Premier League stars posted messages within minutes of each other .
  