#10. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
At 10 is the one and only Zlatan with 16.6 million likes, well over double the number Luis Suarez has(7.3 million).
#9. Iker Casillas
At 9 is Iker Casillas. The Real Madrid legend has 19.7 million likes on Facebook, more than Lebron James(19.6 million).
#8. Ronaldinho Gaucho
At 8 is Ronaldinho, the first of three Brazilians in our top 10, with over 20 million likes(20.3 million).
#7. Mesut Ozil
Just ahead of Ronaldinho at 7th place is Mesut Ozil. The Germany midfielder surged in popularity on Facebook after joining Arsenal and now has 20.4 million likes.
#6. Andres Iniesta
At 6 is Andres Iniesta, with 20.5 million people following the Spain, Barcelona midfielder.
#5. Wayne Rooney
At 5 is Wayne Rooney. The Manchester United striker has almost 22 million fans on Facebook(21.7 million), roughly equivalent to a third of the UK population.
#4. Neymar Junior
At 4 is Neymar. The Brazilian star is gaining 30,000 new likes a day during the World Cup, with his total now at 28.8 million.
#3. Ricardo Kaka
Just ahead of Neymar is his fellow Brazilian Kaka. The AC Milan midfielder remains hugely popular on Social Media with almost 30 million likes(29.3 million).
#2. Lionel Messi
Way ahead in 2nd place though with almost double the number of Kaka’s fans is of course, Lionel Messi. The Argentinian star has a massive 59.9 million likes on Facebook.
#1. Christiano Ronaldo
But at #1 is Christiano Ronaldo, with a staggering 87.6 million likes. That’s ten times the population of his native Portugal and more than three times his followers on Twitter, making him easily the most popular footballer on Facebook.
