article_snippet: The reigning world player of the year is now the most popular figure in the world on Facebook.
article_snippet: The Portuguese superstar has surpassed singer (and wife of Barcelona’s Gerard Pique) Shakira to take the number one spot.
article_snippet: Cristiano Ronaldo now has more than 107million likes and as more than 107million stands is around 5,000 clear of the Hips Do
article_snippet: Cristiano Ronaldo has overtaken Shakira (left), pictured here with partner Gerard Pique at a basketball match last year .
article_snippet: Real Madrid - Ronaldo’s own club - limp in at 11th with 83million likes, one place behind perennial rivals Barcelona.
article_snippet: No athlete in the world comes close to Cristiano Ronaldo, with Lionel Messi the next most popular sportsman down in 13th place.
article_snippet: Cristiano Ronaldo total of 78million falls well behind the Real Madrid marksman.
article_snippet: It’s not only on Facebook where Cristiano Ronaldo dominates.
article_snippet: Cristiano Ronaldo’s also the number one followed athlete on Twitter.
article_snippet: Cristiano Ronaldo total of more than 34million followers puts Cristiano Ronaldo over a million clear of Cristiano Ronaldo nearest competitor who is, surprisingly, one Ricardo Kaka.
article_snippet: Arsenal's Mesut Ozil, pictured at Old Trafford on Monday, is the seventh most popular athlete on Facebook .
highlights_snippet: Cristiano Ronaldo now has more than 107million likes on Facebook .
  
highlights_snippet: The Real Madrid star has overtaken singer Shakira with the most likes .
  
highlights_snippet: Barcelona's Lionel Messi is around 29m likes behind Barcelona's Lionel Messi Real Madrid rival .