It’s been a landmark past week for Portugal and Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. Fresh from celebrating his 100th cap for his country, Los Blancos striker has hit 50 million ‘Likes’ on social networking site Facebook.
The former Manchester United star has 12 million more ‘Likes’ than his greatest rival on the pitch – Lionel Messi. His huge online following means that every 5 per cent of the users on Facebook are a fan of the Portuguese skipper. In our today’s Picture Special we have a look at the top ten most ‘liked’ footballers on the world’s most famous social networking site.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid | Portugal (50,282,401 Likes)
2. Lionel Messi – Barcelona | Argentina (38,707,688 Likes)
3. David Beckham – Los Angeles Galaxy | England (21,557,388 Likes)
4. Ricardo Kaka – Real Madrid | Brazil (18,783,751 Likes)
5. Andres Iniesta – Barcelona | Spain (11,005,764 Likes)
6. Wayne Rooney – Manchester United | England (10,653,989 Likes)
7. Iker Casillas – Real Madrid | Spain (7,902,171 Likes)
8. David Villa – Barcelona | Spain (7,303,228 Likes)
9. Mesut Ozil – Real Madrid | Germany (7,223,803 Likes)
10. Neymar Jr. – Santos | Brazil (6,921,961 Likes)
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