A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty after he allegedly reported a hoax mass shooting and a bomb threat in response to a disagreement in his fantasy football league, according to police.

Matthew Gabriel, 25, pleaded guilty to federal counts of making international threats. What began as a feud in an online fantasy football league and an immature prank spawned an international investigation that ended Wednesday with a Philadelphia man pleading guilty to federal felony crimes.

Fantasy football is all fun and games — until someone takes it too far. Here's how federal prosecutors say an argument within one fantasy group chat led to an international crime investigation.

A 25-year-old man messed around and found out after he pleaded guilty to two criminal charges after falsely claiming a member of his fantasy football league was planning to ‘blow up’ a school and commit a mass shooting. Matthew Gabriel of Philadelphia made those threats after an argument with a member of his fantasy football group.

A Pennsylvania man embroiled in a fantasy football feud has fessed up to sending phony tips to law enforcement about a potential mass shooting and bombing plot in bid to frame a rival member of

Matthew Gabrial, 25, submitted tips to authorities in Norway and Iowa claiming his opponent was plotting deadly attacks.

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,

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 25-yar-old Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to charges after he called police in Norway and the University of Iowa with fake terror attack claims in order to falsely accuse a fantasy football rival.