10 World Cup 2014 Footballers Who Have Gained The Most Twitter Followers

10 Teams With Greatest Percentage Of Follower Growth

Hassan Ammar/AP/Press Association ImagesHassan Ammar/AP/Press Association Images 1) Italy (@azzurri) - 2376% 2) Iran (@TeamMeliIran) - 741% 3) Algeria (@LesVerts) - 683% 4) Portugal (@selecaoportugal) - 580% 5) Uruguay (@AUFseleccion) - 568% 6) Greece (@EthnikiOmada) - 523% 7) Russia (@TeamRussia) - 473% 8) Ivory Coast (@FIFCI_tweet) - 380% 9) Cameroon (@FecafootOfficie) - 345% 10) Switzerland (@SFV_ASF) - 272% With an incredible 2,376%, Italy are by far the most followed nation at this summer's World Cup. Gli Azzurri made headlines last month when defender Giorgio Chiellini was BITTEN by Uruguay's Luis Suarez. The Liverpool striker is currently serving a four month ban from all football related activities for the incident - the third of its kind in his troubled career. Surprisingly, Iran are the second-most followed country, just ahead of Algeria.
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