Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @dw_sports
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
691
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-22
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-31
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
7 years
Summarization
Deutsche Welle announced budget cuts that will result in the sports department losing 75% of its budget, potentially leading to the loss of up to 60 jobs. The decision was strongly criticized by those affected, and some of them are likely to lose their jobs in the next year or so. The football industry was also discussed, covering topics such as team performance, player retirements, and protests by far-right football fans.
Topic Modeling
- Deutsche Welle budget cuts affecting sports desk
- Job loss for sports reporters and editors
- FIFA decision-making and criticism
- Football-related violence and political activism
- Sports news and analysis
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions, mostly negative, due to Deutsche Welle's budget cuts for the sports department, which could result in job losses for many employees. The sentiment ranges from sadness and disappointment to anger and frustration, with some individuals urging DW to reconsider the decision. The tweets also touch on other issues, such as the protests in Israel and the controversy surrounding FIFA's decision-making, which elicit a mix of emotions from the commentators.
Trend Analysis
- Deutsche Welle's budget cuts and their impact on the sports desk and its employees
- Criticism of FIFA's decision-making and handling of human rights issues
- Protests and violence in Israel linked to far-right football fans
- Football news, including match previews, tactical analysis, and player retirements
- Sports journalists sharing their personal concerns and reactions to the budget cuts
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
144
Percentage of total tweets
20%
Number of Original tweets
36
Percentage of total tweets
5%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
691
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
506
Percentage of total tweets
73%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
15
Percentage of total tweets
2%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
54
Percentage of total tweets
7%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter for Android | 314 |
Twitter for iPhone | 199 |
Twitter Web App | 162 |
TweetDeck | 9 |
Twitter for iPad | 4 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
Okwonga | Musa Okwonga | Co-founder, @stadio. Writer, @ringer. Guest, @WrightysHouse. Agent: @AbiRFellows. FRSL. | 105,209 |
dw_sports | DW Sports | News and background stories from football and the world of sports | Germany's international broadcaster. | 92,224 |
NonEvoluto | Alessandro Jacobone - Milanisti NE | Sposato il #Milan nell'83, in piena SerieB. Cofond di @RadioRossonera Op Tv @tvdellosport - @TMW_radio ✍ per @sportal_it, #120Milan, #Replay con @MilanNewsit. | 35,829 |
fcbayernfanid | FC Bayern Fan Indonesia | FC Bayern Fan Indonesia official account. Mia San Mia! | Youtube: FCBFI Channel | Facebook Fan Page: FC Bayern Fan Indonesia | Instagram: @fcbayernfanid | 26,167 |
bdm2502 | Budiman Tanuredjo | senior journalist, host Satu Meja The Forum KompasTV, Youtube @backtobdm | 25,010 |
mainneli_ | Dextrous. | We Are All The Devil, We Are All Christ, We Just Have To Walk With The Good Part of Us Every Day/ I Am Somebody ~ Who is No Business Of Yours. | 21,673 |
Bayern_Ryan | Ryan Gibson (Bayern Ryan) | World's Most Unique @fcbayern Fan, My eye is permanently displayed in @fussballmuseum Featured @brfootball @bundesliga @sat1 @espnfc @skysportde @11freunde | 15,914 |
_jasminebaba | Jasmine | Scouting, Recruitment & Tactical Analysis in Men’s Professional ⚽️ clubs in 🇩🇪🇦🇹🇹🇷 incl UEFA CL & EL | Marrying @_maximilianhahn | 🇹🇿🇨🇾🏳️🌈 | | 14,888 |
clemensv | Clemens Vasters 🇪🇺📨 | Football. Cloud. Tech. Liberal Politics. Pictures - Principal Architect for Messaging/Eventing at Microsoft. clemensv, clemensv@microsoft.com | 14,633 |
ftamsut | Felix Tamsut | Journalist. Fan culture and politics in German football. ✎: DW, Tortoise, Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, OZY, others. Kölner. Mizrahi Jew. EN/DE. Threema: M5XDKBNP | 14,201 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
IamRashman | Rash The Greatest | Listen to my Podcast | 📩 theabfpodcast@gmail.com | fake-clout-chasing A&R | #MiaSanMia | 7,980 |
clemensv | Clemens Vasters 🇪🇺📨 | Football. Cloud. Tech. Liberal Politics. Pictures - Principal Architect for Messaging/Eventing at Microsoft. clemensv, clemensv@microsoft.com | 5,878 |
DrDreas93 | Andreas | Habs fan living in Alberta, A major Critter, German soccer is life, huge art enthusiast. | 5,016 |
RealMaks07001 | 🇷🇺 Scorpius 🇸🇳 | The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. Polyglot(🇷🇺🇫🇷🏴🇩🇪🇪🇸). 🌍⚽️fan @FantasySenegal #ChessMaster #AET #Potterhead🐍#SPNFamily | 5,015 |
scheerenberger | Birgit S - mag eine bunte Welt! | Meine Retweets sind mit Sicherheit nicht objektiv, sondern von einer tiefen Wut auf Putin veranlasst. Sein Weg der Gewalt ist unerträglich! | 5,002 |
UOSMICE | UOS Enterprise | Managing Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship. A Community of Practice @ The University of Sunderland. UK. | 5,001 |
Nana_Kofi16 | Reindorf Baafi | Oh Jah, Brighten My #VISION | 4,861 |
lionheart8279 | Marcus Müller 🇪🇺🇺🇦 | A German point of view. Pro-EU, friend of liberal democracy. Tweets about European politics and International relations. Likes are bookmarks, RT not agreement | 4,586 |
eagleyez7 | 🦅EG🇬🇭 | IT Head @ SCL | Digital Marketing | Data/Stats 📊 | Graphic Design | Brand Mgt | Fantasy Football | Critique/Writer. @sarkodie @FCBayern #Messi #ICGC | 4,573 |
pierreicon | RIP PILDUN U 20 🪦 | You can follow me, but I have no idea where I'm going | 4,544 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
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LhadjMoussa | All around the world in 21 years | 16 |
arie_hariansyah | - | 8 |
JackASmith2 | - | 8 |
hrblock_21 | - | 7 |
miasanbaba | Bayern Gunners GaTech Christian | 7 |
vogtei | Fußball bringt mich in emotionale Grenzgebiete. | 6 |
gpatric10 | Privat hier. Borussia Dortmund, Sport, Fitness & Fußball. Grafikdesign👨🏼💻 | 6 |
leoww99 | - | 5 |
matt_4d | Freelance journalist. German football & fan culture @dw_sports and others. @UWSmag 🇾🇪 #fcl1966 | 5 |
dw_sports | News and background stories from football and the world of sports | Germany's international broadcaster. | 5 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1641744000070680581 | As part of Deutsche Welle’s recently announced budget cuts, our sports desk is set to lose 75% of its budget, with the loss of up to 60 jobs. In the strongest possible terms, we urge DW to reconsider this callous and unfathomable decision. Our @dw_sports statement. https://t.co/5zhsqQA4WI | 27 |
1641743286355349506 | As part of Deutsche Welle‘s recently announced budget cuts, the sports desk - my workplace - is set to lose 75% of its budget. This means I’m likely to lose my job as a football reporter and editor in 2024, along with most of my @dw_sports colleagues and friends. Our statement. https://t.co/oeudzpVXHE | 22 |
1641090282983702531 | Israel's wave of protests against PM Netanyahu's judicial reforms took a violent turn as right-wing groups mobilized their supporters to counter demonstrate in the reforms’ favor. Behind the violence: Far-right football fans. Background, for @dw_sports https://t.co/oKCFAJBpio | 15 |
1641743518090645504 | As part of Deutsche Welle’s recently announced budget cuts, the sports desk - my workplace - is set to lose 75% of its budget. This means that I’m likely to lose my job as a sports reporter and editor in 2024/25, along with most of my @dw_sports colleagues. Our statement. https://t.co/SvRnGrSLy8 | 10 |
1641742726189178882 | Deutsche Welle recently announced budget cuts that will slash the budget of the sports department - where I work - by 75%. This means I, and the vast majority of my @dw_sports colleagues, are likely to lose our jobs within the next year or so. Here is our statement: https://t.co/Xq7rPvgeYx | 9 |
1639318691983638536 | ⏱️ Nagelsmann: praised on Monday, sacked on Thursday 📈 "Tuchel is an exceptionally good coach... 💥 ... but sometimes things don't work in harmony" 🌠 The return of FC Hollywood? 🟡 BVB next week Piece on Bayern Munich, Nagelsmann & Tuchel for @dw_sports https://t.co/laxHLYHchX | 8 |
1640837162600919041 | Lots of positive spin on Germany's second half but the opening 30 minutes revealed the truth about this team. From Cologne for @dw_sports: https://t.co/OUGqSGSgkB | 6 |
1641451234107465728 | FIFA has handed 1. FC Köln a potentially damaging transfer ban for allegedly tapping up a Slovenian youth player. The #Bundesliga side intends to appeal at CAS, calling the sentence 'completely absurd' and the whole situation 'a farce.' @dw_sports https://t.co/jvEoJ9VQyh | 6 |
1641353652991303680 | 📉 Explaining Nagelsmann's tactical failings 📈 "Less is more": what to expect from Tuchel 👤 "He's a good guy": a new, relaxed Tuchel? 🦶 A kick in the backside for Sané Ahead of #FCBBVB, a look at Bayern under Tuchel with @_jasminebaba, for @dw_sports: https://t.co/NbIav7MEET | 6 |
1638517595090329600 | What a player he was in his prime! Mesut Özil, one of the most polarizing footballers on this planet, has announced his retirement. 🎬 I made this documentary a while ago for @dw_sports Still available on YouTube: https://t.co/4EPLkmJmgR https://t.co/KeIhQhK51o | 5 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
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1641743286355349506 | As part of Deutsche Welle‘s recently announced budget cuts, the sports desk - my workplace - is set to lose 75% of its budget. This means I’m likely to lose my job as a football reporter and editor in 2024, along with most of my @dw_sports colleagues and friends. Our statement. https://t.co/oeudzpVXHE | 120 |
1641473693607137280 | @dw_sports One year later https://t.co/GU0OxfJ7I9 | 112 |
1641744000070680581 | As part of Deutsche Welle’s recently announced budget cuts, our sports desk is set to lose 75% of its budget, with the loss of up to 60 jobs. In the strongest possible terms, we urge DW to reconsider this callous and unfathomable decision. Our @dw_sports statement. https://t.co/5zhsqQA4WI | 107 |
1641111229358915588 | @dw_sports @FIFAcom Other nations have done a lot worse yet they still host, guess FIFA draws the line at criticism | 55 |
1641090282983702531 | Israel's wave of protests against PM Netanyahu's judicial reforms took a violent turn as right-wing groups mobilized their supporters to counter demonstrate in the reforms’ favor. Behind the violence: Far-right football fans. Background, for @dw_sports https://t.co/oKCFAJBpio | 39 |
1641116850590302220 | @dw_sports @FIFAcom So they'll cancel a world cup over an opinion but not over severe human rights abuse ok👍 | 38 |
1641111695778287616 | @dw_sports @FIFAcom Bali's governor, Central Java's governor, The rulling party : PDI Perjuangan, some more political party and many of people elements. Well, I think FIFA decision is correct. | 35 |
1641742726189178882 | Deutsche Welle recently announced budget cuts that will slash the budget of the sports department - where I work - by 75%. This means I, and the vast majority of my @dw_sports colleagues, are likely to lose our jobs within the next year or so. Here is our statement: https://t.co/Xq7rPvgeYx | 28 |
1641743518090645504 | As part of Deutsche Welle’s recently announced budget cuts, the sports desk - my workplace - is set to lose 75% of its budget. This means that I’m likely to lose my job as a sports reporter and editor in 2024/25, along with most of my @dw_sports colleagues. Our statement. https://t.co/SvRnGrSLy8 | 28 |
1641749564897087489 | @dw_sports https://t.co/eO6W2N1NWf | 27 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#uwcl | 14 |
#gerbel | 6 |
#fcbbvb | 4 |
#sansiro | 4 |
#fcbars | 4 |
#psgwob | 4 |
#bundesliga | 3 |
#arsfcb | 3 |
#gerper | 2 |
#longcovid | 2 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@dw_sports | 692 |
@fifacom | 148 |
@dfb_frauen | 39 |
@fifawwc | 36 |
@heysarki | 22 |
@dfb_team_en | 17 |
@ftamsut | 16 |
@matt_4d | 15 |
@fcbfrauen | 14 |
@vfl_frauen | 11 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
44
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
😭 | 19 | loudly_crying_face |
🇩🇪 | 19 | Germany |
🔥 | 14 | fire |
🤣 | 10 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
🐺 | 10 | wolf |
💪 | 10 | flexed_biceps |
⚽ | 9 | soccer_ball |
❤️ | 8 | red_heart |
💀 | 6 | skull |
😂 | 6 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Smileys & Emotion | 109 |
People & Body | 55 |
Flags | 44 |
Travel & Places | 26 |
Symbols | 20 |
Objects | 20 |
Activities | 20 |
Animals & Nature | 12 |
Food & Drink | 1 |