The most followed footballers on Twitter

Neymar (Brazil/Barcelona – 8.7 million) [@Njr92]

The double B combination of Brazil and Barcelona is enough to catapult a 21-year-old talented footballer into a podium finish in the Twitter sweepstakes.

Named the most marketable athlete in the world, Neymar was already a sensation in Brazil with Santos and then made the switch to Barcelona this summer after a fantastic spell with the Selecao where he inspired them to the Confederations Cup title beating world champions Spain in the final.

He regularly tweets on his fellow Brazilian brothers and idols such as Robinho and Kaka and also as with Brazilian footballers, his religious connections.