The teams were ranked by France Football on the basis of 10 factors such as trophies won and legendary players

There are a variety of factors that determine what makes a big club, trophies won, legendary players, stadium capacity and so on.

The end result usually causes plenty of debate among supporters, keen to put forward their argument as to what makes their beloved club the best.

31 Real Madrid have long been considered the best team in the world

Thankfully, France Football have managed to compile a list of the 30 biggest clubs in the world and have based the end results on ten specific reasons, with each worth points.

They are:

Number of players in the squad to have won a World Cup

Continent level titles won (eg; Champions League),

Shirts sold per year

Annual revenue

Record transfer fee paid

Average attendance

Market value of current squad

Ballon d’Or trophies won since 1956

Social media followers

Clubs with the biggest mythical status

So, who were deemed the biggest? Take a look at the list below.

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27= Santos FC – 18 points

31 Neymar holds the Recopa Sudamericana trophy in 2012. The club has had many famous players over the years such as Robinho and Pele

27= Club America – 18 points

31 The club has won a record thirteen league titles, as well as having a joint-record five Copa México titles, and five Campeón de Campeones cups

27= Independiente – 18 points

31 Independiente’s achievements include a record of seven Copa Libertadores won, being the only club to win four finals in a row, between 1972 and 1975

27= Galatasaray – 18 points

31 Galatasaray is the most successful Turkish football club in history. Domestically, they have won 21 Süper Lig titles, 17 Turkish Cups and 15 Turkish Super Cups

24= AS Monaco – 21 points

31 One of the most successful clubs in French football, they have won eight league titles and five Coupe de France trophies. They were runners-up in the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1992 and the Champions League in 2004

24= AS Roma – 21 points

31 Roma’s greatest ever player Francesco Totti. Roma have won Serie A three times, in 1941–42, 1982–83 and 2000–01, as well as winning nine Coppa Italia titles and two Supercoppa Italiana titles

24= VfB Stuttgart – 21 points

31 VfB Stuttgart have won the Bundesliga five times, most recently in 2006–07; the DFB-Pokal three times; and the UEFA Intertoto Cup a record three times

23. Schalke 04 – 22 points

31 Founded in 1904, Schalke have won seven German championships, five DFB-Pokals, one DFL-Supercup and one UEFA Cup. They are also the first German club to win a cup double back in 1937

21= Al Ahly – 23 points

31 Al Ahly have won a record of 40 national league titles, 36 national cups titles, and 10 national super cup titles making them the most successful club in Egypt. They have also never been relegated to the Egyptian Second division

21= Celtic – 23 points

31 Celtic have won 49 Scottish championships and won the European Cup in 1969, the only Scottish side to ever reach the final

19= Borussia Monchengladbach – 24 points

31 The club have won five Bundesliga titles, three DFB-Pokals, and two UEFA Europa League titles

19= Benfica – 24 points

31 Along with Sporting Lison and FC Porto they are one of the big three clubs in Portugal and are the most decorated with 81 major trophies

18. Boca Juniors – 31 points

31 Boca are ranked fifth in the world in terms of number of internationally recognized titles won,level with A.C. Milan and CA Independiente, and behind Real Madrid (25), FC Barcelona, (20) and Egyptian side Al Ahly (20)

17. Marseille – 35 points

31 Marseille have won ten league titles (nine times in Ligue 1), ten Coupes de France and three Coupes de la Ligue

16. Ajax – 37 points

31 Ajax are one of the five teams that has earned the right to keep the European Cup and to wear a multiple-winner badge; they won consecutively in 1971–1973. In 1972, they completed the continental treble by winning the Eredivisie, KNVB Cup, and the European Cup

15. Inter Milan – 60 points

31 From 2006 to 2010, Inter Milan won five successive league titles. They have also won the Champions League three times: two back-to-back in 1964 and 1965 and then again in 2010

14. Tottenham Hotspur – 61 points

31 In 1963, Spurs became the first British club to win a UEFA club competition – the European Cup Winners’ Cup. They were also the inaugural winners of the UEFA Cup in 1972, becoming the first British club to win two different major European trophies

13. Atletico Madrid – 67 points

31 Atlético Madrid are the third most successful club in Spanish football – behind Real Madrid and Barcelona. They have won La Liga on 10 occasions, including a league and cup double in 1996 and the Copa del Rey on 10 occasions

12. Borussia Dortmund – 70 points

31 Dortmund’s Cup Winners’ Cup win in 1966 made them the first German club to win a European title

11. AC Milan – 78 points

31 Milan have won 30 domestic titles and have claimed the European Cup/Champions League on seven occasions

10. Arsenal – 88 points

31 Between 1989 and 2005, Arsenal won five League titles and five FA Cups, including two doubles

9. Manchester City – 89 points

31 Manchester City have won the Premier League three times in the last seven seasons

8. Chelsea – 91 points

31 Chelsea became the first London club to win the Champions League trophy back in 2012

7. Paris Saint-Germain – 94 points

31 PSG have won 38 major trophies and are the most successful club in the history of French football

6. Juventus – 107 points

31 Juventus have won 34 league titles, 13 Coppa Italia titles and eight Supercoppa Italiana titles, two Intercontinental Cups, two European Cups / Champions Leagues, one European Cup Winners’ Cup, a joint national record of three UEFA Cups, two UEFA Super Cups and one UEFA Intertoto Cup

5. Liverpool – 120 points

31 Liverpool have won five European Cups/ Champions League titles, more than any other English side

4. Bayern Munich – 135 points

31 Since the formation of the Bundesliga, Bayern has been the dominant club in German football with 28 titles and have won 10 of the last 14 championships

3. Manchester United – 151 points

31 Manchester United have won more trophies than any other club in English football,with a record 20 League titles, 12 FA Cups, 5 League Cups and a record 21 FA Community Shields. United have also won three Champions Leagues

2. FC Barcelona – 177 points

31 Barcelona have won 20 European and World titles: 5 UEFA Champions League titles, a record 4 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup and a joint record 5 UEFA Super Cups

1. Real Madrid – 184 points