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Spanish players banned from Twitter and Facebook during Euro 2012
Posted Saturday, June 02, 2012 by Dailymail

Spanish players banned from Twitter and Facebook during Euro 2012
Concentrate: Vincente del Bosque wants his men to focus on the task at hand

A spokesman for the DBU said they wanted the '24-7 open microphone' which Twitter and its ilk present needed to be shut down.

Danish Sports minister Uffe Elbaek's initial reaction was that it might be 'a violation of the freedom of speech'.

English players will be allowed to continue Tweeting during the Euros but the FA will give them guidelines to follow to ensure they do not cause any trouble during the tournament.

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