Instagram is one of the largest social media platforms in the world and can be a yardstick to gauge the popularity of a football club.
Using this metric, it can be said that Real Madrid is the most famous football club in the world. The Spanish La Liga giants have a total of 136 million followers on Instagram.
Following Real Madrid is Barcelona in the list of the most famous football clubs. The Catalan team has a total of 119 million followers on Instagram. Surprisingly, Paris Saint-Germain is more popular than Manchester United based on the number of Instagram followers. The Ligue 1 club has 70 million followers while the Red Devils have 62 million followers. It's no surprise that Paris Saint-Germain have some of the most famous football stars in their squad. Players like Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr and Kylian Mbappe have helped raise the French club's reputation.
Italian Serie A giants Juventus are the fifth most popular football club in the world according to Instagram followers. They currently have a total of 58 million followers on Instagram. Liverpool is sixth on the list with 42 million followers on Instagram.
Here is the complete list of the 10 most famous football clubs in the world based on the number of followers on Instagram:
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Three Manchester United players have been named in the BBC's Team of the Week after their win over Nottingham Forest.
Manchester United went one step further in the race for the top four with a win over Nottingham Forest.
United are now six points ahead of fifth-placed Spurs and have played one game less. It looks good.
Antony and Diogo Dalot scored, with the Portuguese defender playing at a less familiar left-back position. Nottingham Forest v Manchester United - Premier League
Photo by Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images
Manchester United players are praised
BBC pundit Garth Crooks selected three Manchester United players in his squad for the week and eliminated Antony, who scored one goal and assisted one.
Crooks has selected David de Gea, Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes in his typical squad. No other club has three players.
He even made a big statement about De Gea's future, commenting that the goalkeeper 'should be captain of the club Manchester United by now - he deserves it'.
On Dalot, he added:
"Dalot is excellent in defense and always assists in attack and scores like a seasoned striker."
He hailed Fernandes as one of the best midfielders in the country, while praising Christian Eriksen, the No. 8 he said was "the best midfielder in the game against Nottingham Forest".
Fernandes was named player of the match by Gary Neville. He's created six scoring opportunities and has really been in high form over the past few weeks. He will play a key role in the FA Cup semi-final against Brighton but was suspended for the draw with Sevilla in midweek.
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