On the Popularity of MLS on Facebook

Today,  Futebol Finance released their list of top 25 clubs with the most fans of Facebook.  The results aren't too surprising, with the top 25 dominated by the usual suspects of European and South American clubs.  MLS failed to crack their top 25 with a small footnote that Real Salt Lake had only 37,000 fans.  RSL are an odd benchmark, given that the Seattle Sounders lead the league in attendance by a considerable margin.  As of 11/8, Seattle Sounders have 130,000+ fans, putting them at #22 in the world.  What about the Beckham effect?  LA Galaxy have less than 28,000 fans.  At least Seattle can beat LA in something.

Top 25 Clubs according to Futebol Finance:

	Club	Country	Fans		Club	Country	Fans
1	FC Barcelona	Spain	+6.200.000	14	FC Bayern Munchen	Germany	+290.000
2	Real Madrid CF	Spain	+5.200.000	15	SL Benfica	Portugal	+280.000
3	Galatasaray SK	Turkey	+4.600.000	16	Manchester City FC	England	+230.000
4	Manchester United FC	England	+4.200.000	17	CA River Plate	Argentina	+215.000
5	Liverpool FC	England	+3.150.000	18	Tottenham Hotspurs FC	England	+200.000
6	Fenerbahce SK	Turkey	+3.100.000	19	FC Porto	Portugal	+180.000
7	Chelsea FC	England	+2.300.000	20	Olympique Lyonnais	France	+170.000
8	Arsenal FC	England	+2.120.000	21	Girondins Bordeaux	France	+140.000
9	AC Milan	Italy	+1.600.000	22	Levski Sofia	Bulgaria resolutely	+110.000
10	CA Boca Juniors	Argentina	+1.000.000	23	RSC Anderlecht	Belgium	+100.000
11	Olympique Marseille	France	+700.000	24	Sporting CP	Portugal	+99.000
12	SSC Napoli	Italy	+350.000	25	Besiktas JK	Turkey	+94.000
13	Paris Saint-Germain	France	+350.000