Euro 2016: Facebook reveals which players and countries are most popular on the social network ahead of tournament kick-off
Cristiano Ronaldo is streets ahead of the chasing pack as the most 'liked' on website, while his Portugal team-mates also feature heavily
WE'RE now just a matter of hours away from the start of the 2016 European Championships.
To celebrate the tournament in France finally getting underway, Facebook has released exclusive data on the Euros’ biggest stars on the social media site.
In what will be the biggest Uefa European Championship to date - with 24 teams - fans from around the world have already been buzzing on Facebook about their favourite teams and players.
With anticipation at fever pitch across the globe, 84 million people have so far had 221 million interactions regarding the Euros.
SunSport take a look at who the top 11 players are based on 'likes' and have discovered they actually make a team... If you field a 3-4-3 formation that is.
Iker Casillas patrols the posts with 25 million likes, while Sergio Ramos, Gerard Pique and Pepe make up an all-La Liga defensive line-up, at 20.8m, 18.8m and 11m likes apiece.
Spain's Andres Iniesta, Welsh wizard Gareth Bale and German ace Mesut Ozil.
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They have a combined 107m likes between them at 25m, 26m, 26m and 30m each, respectively.
The striking trio consists of superstars Cristiano Ronaldo - with a whopping 115m likes - Zlatan Ibrahimovic at 24.5m and Mario Gotze with 10.5m.
In terms of teams, France lead the way at the own tournament in terms of most discussed nations, with England, their opponents Russia, Germany and Italy.
The most discussed players is an intriguing read.
The No1 spot is unsurprisingly that man Ronaldo, with Sergio Ramos taking the silver medal.
Bizarrely Nani grabs the No3 place with Gareth Bale and a third Portuguese ace - Pepe - rounding off the top five.