If you have the slightest interest in football you’ll probably be aware of the recent misfortunes of Arsenal FC.
4 points from 5 games, a goal difference of –8, a defence forged from clowns and a current position on the cusp of the relegation zone. The list goes on but it’s safe to say things couldn’t be going much worse for the North London club.
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But Arsenal fans may take a slither of hope in the fact that they are at least winning something – the social media league.
A report released today by Braveheart Sports Network has revealed that Arsenal, as well as Manchester United are topping the table when it comes to the most popular clubs on social media, in terms of Twitter followers and Facebook fans.
Arsenal’s official Twitter account has an impressive 890,500 followers, almost double that of it’s closest competitor, Liverpool, which has 452,600 followers.
Here’s how the other Premier League clubs line up:
Arsenal @Arsenal – 890,548
Aston Villa @AVFCofficial – 24,128
Blackburn @RoversOneRovers – 7,562
Bolton @WanderersofficialBWFC – 8,600
Chelsea @FCChelseaFC – 360,770
Everton @FCYourEverton – 22,875
Fulham @FCFulhamFC – 21,278
Liverpool @FCLFC – 452,633
Manchester @CityMCFC – 100,849
Manchester United – NA
Newcastle @UnitedNUFCofficial – 27,255
Norwich City @NorwichCityFC – 15,507
Queens Park @RangersofficialQPR – 11,241
Stoke City @officialSCFC – 12,486
Sunderland @SAFCofficial – 21,536
Swansea City – NA
Tottenham @HotspurSpursOfficial – 86,045
West Bromwich AlbionWBAFCofficial – 2,829
Wigan @Athleticlaticsofficial – 5,572
Wolverhampton @WanderersOfficialWolves – 15,175
There’s an obvious absentee from that list – Manchester United, who are one of only two Premiership clubs not to have a Twitter account, which is surprising considering the scale of the club and the massive number of “supporters” around the world.
However, it seems that the Manchester uber-brand is putting efforts in to another social channel – Facebook, and it seems to be working. The club is approaching 19 million fans which is more than double than that of Arsenal or Chelsea – it’s two closest competitors on the site.
Liverpool are fourth in the Facebook fan race, confirming the patte