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Support your favourite football player with new Twitter emojis

Twitter's jersey emojis allow fans to show their support for their favourite players. – AFP/Relaxnews, January 8, 2016.Twitter's jersey emojis allow fans to show their support for their favourite players. – AFP/Relaxnews, January 8, 2016.In anticipation of the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or ceremony set to take place in Zurich Monday, Twitter has created a set of emoji so that fans can show their support for their favourite athletes.

The Ballon d'Or celebrates the achievements of the biggest names in men's and women's football and returns for a sixth year.

Twitter has created jersey emojis for the players they predict could be winners Monday, a list that includes Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Carli Lloyd.

The special emojis of player jerseys will be available until January 12.

Here are the hashtags:

#BallondOr
#Cristiano
#Messi
#Neymar
#CarliLloyd
#AyaMiyama
#CeliaSasic. – AFP/Relaxnews, January 8, 2016.

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