broccoli
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I don't really care about exact numbers but more like a general feel of how I think a club historically is and from what I see worldwide.
The biggest club in the world gotta be Real Madrid, by their sheer number of trophies and current popularity. These are the two most important factors when assessing overall club size, money aside. Currently PSG has seen a lot of growth of popularity especially in Africa and Middle East but their small trophy cabinet leaves the lagging behind other clubs such as Barcelona, AC Milan, United, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Juventus.
If I had to put this into a ranking I'd say the undisputed #1 would be Real Madrid. With the above group of clubs below. AC Milan, imo, is the one who is closest to level with Real Madrid, potentially. Not just because it's the club with 2nd most UCL wins but because they still hold great popularity worldwide, namely South America and Eastern Asia. They are in pretty bad shape right now but if things went well, like it's happening to Liverpool, I could see Milan easily getting into top2 again.
United is amongst the top8 of Europe in terms of greatness. 3 UCL is still a far cry from Real Madrid and Milan, even from Barcelona/Liverpool/Bayern 5 trophies but UCL wins aren't the only factor determining greatness. United's great popularity boosts them to the top 5-6 and makes them level with Liverpool imo. Of course, all these teams bar Madrid, can see themselves go up and down the list, depending on how a season or two goes, like Liverpool has proven recently.
The biggest club in the world gotta be Real Madrid, by their sheer number of trophies and current popularity. These are the two most important factors when assessing overall club size, money aside. Currently PSG has seen a lot of growth of popularity especially in Africa and Middle East but their small trophy cabinet leaves the lagging behind other clubs such as Barcelona, AC Milan, United, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Juventus.
If I had to put this into a ranking I'd say the undisputed #1 would be Real Madrid. With the above group of clubs below. AC Milan, imo, is the one who is closest to level with Real Madrid, potentially. Not just because it's the club with 2nd most UCL wins but because they still hold great popularity worldwide, namely South America and Eastern Asia. They are in pretty bad shape right now but if things went well, like it's happening to Liverpool, I could see Milan easily getting into top2 again.
United is amongst the top8 of Europe in terms of greatness. 3 UCL is still a far cry from Real Madrid and Milan, even from Barcelona/Liverpool/Bayern 5 trophies but UCL wins aren't the only factor determining greatness. United's great popularity boosts them to the top 5-6 and makes them level with Liverpool imo. Of course, all these teams bar Madrid, can see themselves go up and down the list, depending on how a season or two goes, like Liverpool has proven recently.