Football is one of the most popular sport, and the biggest reason to have millions of fan following is the FIFA world cup that showcases some of the world’s best talents.
It is a global game that connects every single individual on the planet. When the players play, when the clubs are formed, when the managers direct or when transfers happen, all comes to a keyword for which this sport becomes a beautiful game. Yes, the fans.
The fans cheer for their players and favorite clubs, worship their winning teams, and shout out loud to show support, and do a lot of other things that have made football so much successful and vibrant game in the world today.
As we salute every football fan throughout the world, we understand that each fan has its own favorite team. On the basis of social media following, revenue numbers to shirt sales; we have listed the top four football teams in the world.
Real Madrid
One of the best Spanish football team in the world is the real Madrid, which was founded in 1902 and was first named as ‘Madrid Club de Futbol.’ Real Madrid is one of the three teams of Spain that hasn’t dropped down to the second place along with the other two teams– FC Barcelona and Atlético de Bilbao.
It was once played at El Escorial, which is a town outside of Madrid. The key reason why they wear white goes to the grassroots of soccer when boys used to practice in white undershirts. It is also considered one of the richest and popular teams in the world with a huge fan base.
FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona is another well-known football club all over the world, even the people who do not follow football to the core would have heard of the team because of tremendous popularity. It was founded by a student named Hans Gamper. There is an interesting fact about this football team; it is owned by its fans with over 14,000 social members that look after it’s managed.
Some sports predictions also states about the team that it has won the domestic cup, domestic league, and European Cup in a year, more than once. The home of the club is not only notorious for the team, but also for the large stadium, which holds thousands of fans, which was built in 1957 and reassembled in 1982 for the World Cup.
Manchester United
The famous landmark situated on the River Irwell bank popularly known as “The Theatre of Dreams” amongst locals. The United is one of the most popular and successful teams in English football. With trophies from European-level to domestic level and even world football gathered over their 140-year old history, Manchester United is one of the most prestigious teams.
United have amassed a total of 1909 goals, which is the highest number of goals scored, beating runner-up Arsenal by 160 goals! Further, having world-class goalkeepers has been the norm, be it Edwin van der Sar, Peter Schmeichel, or the recent David de Gea, the team has always had safe hands. No coincidence, United have the greatest number of clean sheets in the Premier League.
Liverpool
Because of its numerous achievements, it is considered as one of the world’s biggest teams. The success of this team was sparked by Bill Shankly, their motivating leader. The club has won 5 European Cups, 18 League Titles, 7 FA Cups, 3 UEFA Cups, and 8 League cups. “Blue” was Liverpool’s color in the beginning before “red” hop in.
The greatest striker of Liverpool was Ian Rush, who played 668 times for the Club with 346 goals in all contests, which makes him the popular goal scorer in Liverpool’s history.
Football game viewership has always been strong, with a huge fan base and tremendous support to every individual team player. And the team always gave back to their fans, which makes it a prestigious and incredible sport!