The false accusations followed disagreements between the two fantasy football players, according to federal prosecutors.

A threat against the University of Iowa originated from Fantasy Football. This week a man from Philadelphia pleaded guilty in federal court. He sent a message that someone was going to blow up the University of Iowa - and while a hoax,

Matthew Gabriel pleaded guilty to knowingly fabricating a mass shooting threat in Norway and a bombing plot at the University of Iowa.

Fantasy football is something fans look forward to every NFL season and group chats with friends in the league can make it more fun, but one Pennsylvania man took it too far and has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a false international mass shooting threat and false domestic bomb threat.

Witty banter and rivalrous trash talk are commonplace in fantasy football leagues, but one Philadelphia man’s online beef has resulted in an international investigation and federal charges after he falsely accused a fellow player of intending to carry out violent attacks,

Matthew Gabriel, 25, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to the mass shooting report made in Norway. He also admitted to a fake report of a bomb threat at the University of Iowa.

A Philadelphia man's online beef has resulted in an international investigation and federal charges after he falsely accused a fellow player of intending to carry out violent attacks, prosecutors say.