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Graeme Young

Rangers leave Celtic and Man City trailing as Steven Gerrard's side mix it with world's best in Twitter popularity table

Rangers have joined the world's top 20 most successful sports clubs on Twitter - but there's no place for rivals Celtic.

The Ibrox club burst into 17th place for the month of March alongside some of the biggest names in world football.

Sport management company Deportes & Finanzas report the men from Govan racked up 2.08m interactions on the social media platform during the third month of the year.

That puts them ahead of the likes of Brazillian giants Atletico Mineiro on 1.98m and Premier League champions elect Manchester City on 1.9m.

It comes after Steven Gerrard secured a first title in a decade when a win against St Mirren on March 6 meant rivals Celtic needed all three points from their fixture at Dundee United the following day.

And when the Hoops could only muster a draw, the mother of all parties began as fans basked in title glory.

The list was headed by Catalan giants Barcelona while Twitter's popularity in Turkey ensured three of the country's top sides made the top five.

Here's the top 20 in full.

1. Barcelona 13.7m

2. Fenerbahce 10.9m

3. Chelsea 6.75m

4. Galatasaray 6.38m

5. Besiktas 6.14m

7. Manchester United 5.68m

8. Chennai 4.12m

9. Real Madrid 3.56m

10. Liverpool 3.51m

11. Arsenal 3.3m

12. Mumbai 3.13m

13. River Plate 2.9m

14. Lakers 2.61m

15. Palmeiras 2.44m

16. Spurs 2.12m

17. Rangers 2.08m

18. Fenerbahce 2m

19. Atletico Miniero 1.98m

20. Manchester City 1.9m

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