Ranking of top football leagues on social media. * English Premiere League is the most followed football league in the world.

1. SOCIAL MEDIA RANKING
OF TOP FOOTBALL LEAGUES
SOCIAL MEDIA RANKING
OF TOP FOOTBALL LEAGUES

2. 8 I-League
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FANS
13,022 7,091
SSI
11.1

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 I-League is less noticed by fans because for minimal social media activity.
 It falls behind ISL because of the lack of advertising and marketing.
 East Bengal F.C though have managed to fetch a million fans on Facebook.
 To make a mark on the footballing world , it needs to put efforts in the quality of
play.
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4. 7 Ligue-1
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FANS
1,370,863 162,056
SSI
27.8

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 The French league have failed to make an impression on global fans because of their
inability make a mark in European championships.
 Only one French club has won the Uefa Champions League till date .(Marseille in 1993)
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6. 6 ISL
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FANS
1,667,692 99,055
SSI
33.3

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 For its debut season the Indian Super League (ISL) has managed to fetch a
whooping 1.6 million fans on Facebook and 99k followers on Twitter.
 The presence of Marquee players viz Del Piero , Elamo Blumer , Robert Pires and
many more have played a significant role.
 Also, a link with Bollywood personalities has led to many fans.
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8. 5 MLS
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FANS
1,410,860 629,320
SSI
44.4

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 Football, or Soccer , as Americans call it , is slowly becoming popular as sport
among them.
 The world first noticed Major League Soccer (MLS) when David Beckham joined
LA Galaxy from Real Madrid in 2007.
 It became more popular when Thierry Henry too moved to USA to play for New
York Red Bulls.
 The U.S men's team also showed a note-worthy performance reaching the round of
16 and have been consistently qualified for every WC since 1990.
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10. 4 Serie A
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FANS
2,802,522 343,707
SSI
55.6

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 The Serie A has lost its charm over the past few years due to lack of quality
of play , hence the relatively lower number of fans.
 Despite this , the league stand at fourth because of its history and the threat
that the Italian clubs once used to pose.
 The Italian clubs A.C Milan (7) , Inter Milan(3) and Juventes(2) have combined
won 12 Uefa Champions League titles.
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12. 3 Bundesliga
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FANS
2,538,309 794,236
SSI
61.1

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 The relatively lower number of fans of Bundesliga is because of
lack of competition
 Majority of the fans of the league are because of Bayern
Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
 The quality performance provided by German clubs in European
Champions is noteworthy and hence fetched many global
followers.
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14. 2 La-Liga
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FANS
15,054,953 2,012,350
SSI
77.8

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 La Liga has the top two globally followed clubs viz. F.C Barcelona(80 million)
and Real Madrid F.C(78 million)
 The two clubs have won a total of 14 Uefa Champions League title , more
the clubs combined from each country-wise leagues in Europe.
 The presence of the world’s two best players , Lionel Messi and Critstiano
Ronaldo is one of the major reasons for La Liga’s fan following.
 Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi alone have 103 million and 76 million
fans respectively on Facebook.
 Also ,the rise of Atletico Madrid making the La-Liga a three-horse race has
caught the eyes of many viewers
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16. 1 BPL
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FANS
26,857,542 6,735,256
SSI
88.9

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 The Barclays Premier League has the highest fans on social media
 It can be accounted for by the competitive nature of the league
 The fight for the title race and a berth in the UEFA Champions League is very
tight.
 The number of globally famous clubs in BPL is the highest (5) – Manchester
United, Chelsea, Liverpool , Arsenal and Manchester City
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18. Methodology
Simplify360 Social Index(SSI) score has been used for ranking the leagues.
The SSI score has incorporated Facebook fans and Twitter followers
Higher the SSI score , better the Ranking.
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