The biggest team in Great Britain has always been an issue that has generated controversy among football fans. Now, the prestigious British media BBC takes us out of doubt by choosing the best club in the United Kingdom based on five specific criteria: the club with the most trophies, which has the greatest number of followers on social networks, which has the stadium with the greatest capacity, who generates more annual income, and the one with the best average in its leagues in recent years.
The Scottish, leaders in titles
The Palmarés is one of the key aspects when measuring the greatness of a club. In this aspect, Celtic and Rangers take this award for a win. ‘The Hoops’ are the club with the most titles (119), divided into 52 leagues, 64 Scottish glasses and 1 Champions League in the 1996-97 season. ‘The Teddy Bears’ follows him on the list with only one less title (118).
The third British club with the highest number of titles is Liverpool with 47 (19 leagues, 18 national and 10 international cups), closely followed by Manchester United with 45 (20 leagues, 19 national and 6 international glasses). A step below is Arsenal with 30 titles (13 leagues, 16 national and 1 international glasses).
Gabriel Amato and Alan Stubbs fighting a ball in a match of the 1999-00.Marca season
The ‘Red Devils’, those who have more followers
The influence of a club on social networks is a direct reflection of its global reach in terms of number of followers. In this sense, Manchester United remains the most followed team in the United Kingdom, with 215.8 million followers on platforms such as Facebook (84), Instagram (64,3), X (38.6) and Tiktok (28,9). Its media impact, forged over decades of success and with iconic figures such as David Beckham or Cristiano Ronaldo, remains a differential factor.
Liverpool is in second place with 158.6 million. Manchester City, thanks to its domain in the Premier League in the last decade, has also grown remarkably in this aspect occupying third place. The Totthenham, despite being a leader in terms of followers in Tiktok, is the sixth British team with the largest number of followers.
Old Trafford, the stadium with greater capacity
The size of the stadium is another criterion used in the analysis of the BBC. In this section, Manchester United returns to lead, since Old Trafford, with a capacity of more than 74,000 spectators, is the largest stadium in the United Kingdom and one of the most iconic world football.
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium occupies second place with a capacity of 62,850 people. Very close is the field of West Ham, with the London Olympic Stadium that has a capacity of 62,500 spectators. The Celtic Park, with 60,411 fans, is the largest enclosure in Scotland and one of the stadiums with the best atmosphere in Europe.
The Strenford End, better known as the east of Old Trafford.adam Vaughan
The ‘citizens’, the ones that generate the most annual income
Another key factor in the classification has been the economic potential of clubs, measured based on annual income. In this sense, the Premier League teams dominate clearly, highlighting Manchester City and Manchester United such as clubs with higher income in recent years.
Manchester City leads the financial ranking with 850 million euros in annual revenues, followed by Manchester United (781.5) and Liverpool (727.5).
Julián Álvarez kissing the Champions League.jonathan Moscrop
Celtic and Manchester City reign in recent years
The BBC has also wanted to reward the regularity of the last 10 years in its leagues. The Celtic of Glasgow has achieved nine of the last 10 Scottish leagues. On the other hand, Manchester City has achieved six Premier League titles, Chelsea Dos, and Liverpool and Leicester City the other remaining title.
Celtic players celebrate the League Cup.
The 10 biggest clubs in Great Britain, according to BBC
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This list of the 10 best British teams is based on a survey among around 250 employees throughout the United Kingdom of the BBC Sports newspaper.