Matthew Gabriel admitted to sending an email with a mass shooting threat to police in Norway after having a dispute with a member of his fantasy football league.

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

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 pleaded guilty to knowingly fabricating a mass shooting threat in Norway and a bombing plot 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.

A Philadelphia man admitted to reporting a hoax mass shooting and then a bomb threat in retaliation over a fantasy football argument, authorities said Wednesday.

I never thought I'd have to say this about fantasy football, but it's never worth going to jail over. Unfortunately one fantasy manager didn't get the memo. Matthew Gabriel, 25, of Philadelphia took his desire to beat an opponent just a step too far.