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The influence that social media has on sport has soared with meteoric trajectory in recent years, with Facebook one of the sites boasting a most prestigious spot within the football fraternity.

Unsurprisingly, as is the case in terms of real fan figures, there are those European giants embraced more by their Facebook admirers than other clubs.

Though not a fair representation of how "big" a club may be or the respect they deserve on the continental platform, we've ranked Europe's top 10 teams based on the amount of "likes" garnered via their official Facebook pages.

Click on each club's name in the text to visit their official Facebook page.