Top 10 Biggest Clubs in the World

Rassvet said:

Not really. Think it's the opposite where they are least dependent on stars/success for their popularity.

They finished 1st in revenue every season from 97-2004 before Ronaldo was a factor and some years just at the beginning of Beckham's stardom. They were also 1st in 15/16 and 16/17 when they were miles behind Barca and Madrid in terms of star power and success on the pitch.

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FC B said:

There are no such things as the biggest and smallest clubs in the world. If there were 10 of the biggest, there should also be 10 of the smallest. So, which are the 10 smallest clubs in the world?

However, there are the most decorated clubs in the world but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re the best or the “biggest”, it simply means they have a richer record of trophies and/or bigger popularity.

This whole idea of “the biggest clubs in the world” is a catchy invention that appeals to the masses, particularly among Real Madrid fans, who are known for being trophy driven rather than admirers of the beauty or quality of the football their club plays.

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FC B said:

This whole idea of “the biggest clubs in the world” is a catchy invention that appeals to the masses, particularly among Real Madrid fans, who are known for being trophy driven rather than admirers of the beauty or quality of the football their club plays.

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Rassvet said:

It's much more geared to United fans. Madrid don't need to call themselves biggest club because they can call themselves the most successful, kings of europe, or whatever.

United didn't have trophies to fall back on but had the biggest fanbase and media coverage at least for a while, so had to use a different metric to make themselves feel #1.

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Temptation said:

Your top 10?

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MonteCuler said:

@Rassvet Your reasoning behind United>Barca?

I'm curious because there is many ways you can compare the size of two clubs. Different methods and opinions of course. But I'm not quite sure there is a single way you can have United as the bigger team

Head to head, no need to discuss. Destroyed in 2 CL finals

History? Barça has more trophies. Barça has a much richer all time squad. There's at least 5 ex Barça players who would have a case to be greatest in Man Utd history. The stadium, both clubs are rich in this metric

Then what else? Popularity? "Reach" as some like to call it? I think that every living fan of football and even the most casual follower who doesn't watch it but hears stuff here and there knows both Barcelona and Manchester United. Even people who maybe have nothing to do with football. Because both clubs are a part of everyday culture. Being the home of many inspirational footballers such as Ronaldinho and Messi, Barça is most certainly not alien to people around the globe

People who speak of this "reach" and popularity mostly use their environment bias. There are certain parts of the world where EPL clubs are more recognized, for example Nigeria. And there are parts of the world where Barça and Madrid are the centre of football. I'd say North Africa, a good deal of Europe and Latin American countries. This is a thing of culture and historically built traditions. I know in Montenegro Serie A is very recognized and followed even now just because everybody used to watch Savicevic back then for Milan. It's like that everywhere in the world. But overall all these big clubs have similar "reach" because everybody knows about them

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MonteCuler said:

@Rassvet Your reasoning behind United>Barca?

I'm curious because there is many ways you can compare the size of two clubs. Different methods and opinions of course. But I'm not quite sure there is a single way you can have United as the bigger team

Head to head, no need to discuss. Destroyed in 2 CL finals

History? Barça has more trophies. Barça has a much richer all time squad. There's at least 5 ex Barça players who would have a case to be greatest in Man Utd history. The stadium, both clubs are rich in this metric

Then what else? Popularity? "Reach" as some like to call it? I think that every living fan of football and even the most casual follower who doesn't watch it but hears stuff here and there knows both Barcelona and Manchester United. Even people who maybe have nothing to do with football. Because both clubs are a part of everyday culture. Being the home of many inspirational footballers such as Ronaldinho and Messi, Barça is most certainly not alien to people around the globe

People who speak of this "reach" and popularity mostly use their environment bias. There are certain parts of the world where EPL clubs are more recognized, for example Nigeria. And there are parts of the world where Barça and Madrid are the centre of football. I'd say North Africa, a good deal of Europe and Latin American countries. This is a thing of culture and historically built traditions. I know in Montenegro Serie A is very recognized and followed even now just because everybody used to watch Savicevic back then for Milan. It's like that everywhere in the world. But overall all these big clubs have similar "reach" because everybody knows about them

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