It's being feted as one of the most exciting World Cup tournaments in recent times – shock results, rugby scorelines, and glorious headed goals that seemed to defy gravity (we're looking at you Robin van Persie). But in the age of social media, Brazil's World Cup will be remembered as much for goings on off-the-pitch as what happens on; and this tournament, pundits and commentators have come under particular scrutiny.  First came the mauling of Phil Neville, whose "monotone" commentary led to a Twitter furore and the BBC receiving 445 complaints. The Beeb's Jonathan Pearce didn't fare much better, chasing his tail over goal-line technology during France's game against Honduras. Thierry Henry was widely praised for both his navy cardigan and his ribbing of Robbie Savage live on air. Rio Ferdinand's choice of orange tie was questioned, as was the ITV pundits' habit of chilling on the beach in shorts. And of course, the World Cup final marked the end of Alan Hansen's long career as a pundit.  But, as Hansen packs his flip-flops and squashes over twenty years of authoritative head-shaking into his suitcase, might we suggest the perfect replacement? Rihanna. As in, the pop star Rihanna. As in Good Girl Gone Bad, under your umbrella-ella-ella, Rihanna. It's not unusual for pop stars to show an interest in the beautiful game. I've written before about how St. Vincent's Annie Clark is a skilled player, as is Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno. Lana Del Rey is a big Liverpool fan, and we all know about Michael Jackson's connection to Fulham.  But RiRi has proved herself this tournament to be the most dedicated and authentic of football fans. The singer has been glued to every single game of the World Cup, taking to Twitter to relay her thoughts to her 36 million followers. Her commentary has proved both insightful and witty; and more often than not she's echoed the thoughts and enthusiasm of all of us watching along at home. Here are some of her best tweets of the World Cup.  @SportsCenter bring on Podolski and Gotze  Tweeted before Mario Götze came on to score the World Cup winning goal.  The great @pele x RiRi pic.twitter.com/euYjkJ1Cna  Me watching these matches right now pic.twitter.com/j3rydQLE1J  @__tatijxo scratch that! FIFA is on. Bye  Thank you Ronaldo for that sweet setup!!! And thank YOU Valera for your timely execution!!  Da German bae #Klose pic.twitter.com/221ov8IRyx  This is the game I've been waiting for! I sincerely LOVE both of these teams!  Whew!!!! My first breath for the last 95 minutes  @Benzema I feel your pain right now!  This is bittersweet!!!! I shed a tear for you Rodriguez!!! :'(  Man they know better than to give Suarez that much room bruh!  Goal keepers getting phucking sleepy  Me at the ref pic.twitter.com/Jyw5uTlDaD  “@TheWorIdCup: New photo of Tim Howard: pic.twitter.com/pfr3PqiLhM” He's disrespectfully good!!!  Ollie wanted his hair like a soccer player pic.twitter.com/SzpJHFpltT
It wasn't all about Alan Hansen, Phil Neville and Adrian Chiles in Brazil – Rihanna live tweeted the whole of the tournament to great effect