Most popular footballers on Twitter with former Arsenal and Manchester United stars among the most followed

4. Ronaldinho, Atletico Mineiro and Brazil – 8.73m followers

May no longer be at the top of his game on the pitch, but the South American is still clearly a very popular figure off it.

Ronaldinho was the best player in the world in the mid-2000s and his exciting brand of football clearly still holds something.