Most popular footballers on Facebook with Arsenal aces past and present challenging Messi and Ronaldo

3. Kaka, AC Milan – 26.9m likes

There’s a bit of a jump now to an attacking midfielder who has gone off the radar in recent years in playing terms, but clearly not on social media.

Kaka’s then world record £56m transfer to Madrid in 2009 turned out to be nothing short of a disaster, but now back in Milan the 31-year-old looks far more content.