Furious adult loses at FIFA, sends angriest voicemail ever

So. Much. Anger.
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Sam Haysom
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LONDON -- Nobody likes losing, but some people really, really don't like losing.

This man who sent an impressively angry (and mildly terrifying) audio recording below definitely falls into the second category.


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Londoner Elliot Hackney, who was sent the message by a stranger after beating them at FIFA, shared the recording on Twitter on Sunday. At the time of writing it's had over 4000 retweets.


People were genuinely surprised by the man's level of rage.

Others shared similar stories.

Mashable spoke to Hackney to try and get to the bottom of the man's fury.

"I was losing 2-1 and this guy had been speaking down the microphone all game," Hackney explained. "Just along the lines of 'yeahhh have that' and 'tell your mum how crap you are'."

"Then I scored 2 very late goals in the 90th minute to win 3-2, so I grabbed my headphones and laughed hysterically down them."

The rest is history.

Hackney told Mashable he's since sent the man a reply.

"I sent him one back saying grow up and to check my Twitter because he's gone viral," Hackney said. 

"Haven't had a response yet though."

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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