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Measuring footballers' global popularity, powered by proprietary algorithm. Ranking updates every Tuesday.
Used by fans, media, and analysts to track attention.

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Check out this week's Top 5 Most Popular Defenders in the EPL.
#1 Gabriel
#2 William Saliba
#3 Ronald Araujo
#4 Virgil Van Dijk
#5 Jurriën Timber

Who else would you want to see this on this list?

Don't forget to check out https://t.co/OiqqWqvzTq for more popularity rankings, updating every Tuesday!

#EPL #Football #Soccer #Futbol #Arsenal #Liverpool #ManCity #Tottenham #ManUnited #Footballer #Player

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After an emotional final game with Messi in Argentina's uniform, check out the Top 5 Most Popular Argentinian footballers this week:
#1 Leo Messi
#2 Paulo Dybala
#3 Julian Alvarez
#4 Alexis Mac Allister
#5 Lautaro Martinez

Who would you want to see on the list?

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Check out this week's Top 5 Most Popular players between @psg and @mancity -

#1 Erling Haaland
#2 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
#3 Achraf Hakimi
#4 Ferran Torres
#5 Ousmane Dembele

Who do you want to see on this list? Let us know!

To see more popularity rankings, check out https://t.co/OiqqWqv23S - updating every Tuesday!

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Here are this week's most popular midfielders in the EPL:
#1 Bruno Guimarães
#2 Alexis Mac Allister
#3 Florian Wirtz
#4 Dominik Szoboszlai
#5 Eberechi Eze

Who's your #1? Let us know! 🏆

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After a rather dramatic week in the Portugal national team, here are the Top 5 Most Popular Footballers from Portugal for THIS WEEK:
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo
#2 Vitinha
#3 Nuno Mendes
#4 Rafael Leao
#5 Bruno Fernandes

What do you think about this ranking? ⚽

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The Top 5 Most Popular Goalkeepers in LaLiga THIS WEEK:
#1 Dominik Livakovic
#2 Thibaut Courtois
#3 Unai Simon
#4 Joan Garcia
#5 Emil Audero

Who's your personal favorite? 🧤

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A challenge under scrutiny ⚽ Bernardo Silva’s controversial challenge on Martin Ødegaard during Portugal’s match against Norway left the Arsenal midfielder injured, putting Silva in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. This caused Silva's popularity rank to drop from #61 to #98 this week! Do you think this is justified?

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Standing by City 💬

Rodri defended his former club Manchester City, maintaining his belief in their innocence despite the guilty verdict over financial rule breaches. His comments put him at the centre of the controversy as City prepares to appeal. This caused Rodri's popularity ranking to take a serious hit, dropping from #20 to #39. Do you think this is justified?

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Club star, country questions 🏴

Cole Palmer’s withdrawal from England duty drew criticism from his national team manager over repeated absences, putting his commitment to the national team under scrutiny.

This has caused Palmer's popularity ranking to drop significantly, from 49 down to 75. Do you think this is justified?

#ColePalmer #England #GoaldenView #Football

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📊 World’s Most Popular Footballers 🌍

1. Lionel Messi
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Neymar
4. Kylian Mbappé
5. Erling Haaland
6. Mohamed Salah
7. Vinícius Júnior
8. Lamine Yamal
9. Jude Bellingham
10. Karim Benzema

Based on fan & media attention across 100k+ sources worldwide 📊

Who’s too high? Who’s too low? 👀

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🌍 World Cup Debate:

Who is more popular right now?

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🚨 World's Most Popular Footballers 🌍

1. Lionel Messi
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Neymar
4. Kylian Mbappé
5. Mohamed Salah
6. Karim Benzema
7. Vinicius Junior
8. Paul Pogba
9. Lamine Yamal
10. Erling Haaland

Based on fan & media attention across 100k+ sources worldwide 📊

Who’s too high? Who’s too low? 👀

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🚨 World's Most Popular Footballers

1. Lionel Messi
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Neymar
4. Kylian Mbappé
5. Karim Benzema
6. Mohamed Salah
7. Vinicius Junior
8. Paul Pogba
9. Lamine Yamal
10. Jude Bellingham

Based on fan & media attention across 100k+ sources worldwide 📊

Who’s too high? 👀

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🚨 PSG vs Arsenal Combined Popularity Ranking

1. Declan Rice
2. Vitinha
3. Achraf Hakimi
4. Bukayo Saka
5. Ousmane Dembélé
6. Nuno Mendes
7. Gabriel Martinelli
8. Viktor Gyökeres
9. Martin Ødegaard
10. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

Based on fan & media attention ahead of PSG vs Arsenal 📊

Who’s too high? 👀

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TOP 10 MOST POPULAR FOOTBALLERS THIS WEEK 🌍📊

1. Lionel Messi
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Neymar
4. Kylian Mbappé
5. Mohamed Salah
6, Karim Benzema
7. Vinicius Junior
8. Paulo Dybala
9. Lamine Yamal
10. Erling Haaland

Who’s too high? Who’s too low? 👀

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🚨 Arsenal Most Popular Players This Week 📊

1. Viktor Gyokeres
2. Bukayo Saka
3. Gabriel Martinelli
4. Declan Rice
5. Kai Havertz
6. William Saliba
7. Eberechi Eze
8. Gabriel Jesus
9. Martin Ødegaard
10. Gabriel

Based on fan & media attention following Arsenal’s title-winning week 🏆

Biggest surprise? 👀

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🚨 Goalden View Popularity Ranking

1) Lionel Messi
2) Cristiano Ronaldo
3) Neymar
4) Kylian Mbappé
5) Karim Benzema
6) Mohamed Salah
7) Vinicius Junior
8) Paul Pogba
9) Erling Haaland
10) Paulo Dybala

Based on fan & media attention across 100k+ sources worldwide 📊

Who’s too high? 👀

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Who’s more popular? Granit Xhaka or Bruno Guimarães?

Vote in the poll and to check the result go to our website
https://t.co/J2qLL0Tsvh

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🔴 Popularity Analysis: Julián Álvarez - Argentine striker, #AtléticoMadrid - dropped 39 places (rank 22 → 61) in the week of March 9–15.

How can a player score twice in the Champions League and still drop 39 places? The March 9–15 data proves that transfer fever often outweighs matchday magic. Álvarez’s #22 rank was initially driven by a €120M "Transfer Bubble" involving Arsenal, PSG, and Barcelona - a speculative saga that inflated his global profile before he even stepped onto the pitch.

Even his two-goal performance against Tottenham on March 10 couldn't sustain that high once the "clickbait" narrative cooled. A limited 24-minute appearance against Getafe and a firm "not for sale" statement from director Mateu Alemany on March 15 effectively killed the speculative buzz.

This drop to Rank 61 represents a return to a "Performance Baseline." While #Álvarez is in the form of his life heading into tonight's second leg against #Spurs, his popularity has normalized now that he is no longer "breaking news" in the transfer market.

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