Each time a fan chooses the team he will support, he enters into a relationship that may not be always full of joy. Which fans have proven to be the most supportive? Have a look.

Sometimes, having a big amount of fans doesn't guarantee they will be loyal to your cause.

Over the past weekend, thousands of fans voted in all of Eurosport's websites (U.K., Spain, Germany, Italy and France) to determine which team has the most loyal fans in Europe. The report left some shocking results, as some of the most powerful and wealthy teams didn't feature among the Top 20.

Teams such as Barcelona, Real Madrid, PSG and Manchester City were not able to make the 20-team short list, while other teams that are not used to feature all the time on your local news ended up making the top ten.

These are the results from Eurosport's poll.

1. Sporting Lisbon (200,000 votes)

2. Spartak Moscow (50,000 votes)

 

3. SL Benfica (47,000 votes)

4. Saint Etienne (37,000 votes)

5. Olympiakos (32,000 votes)

6. Borussia Dortmund (26,000 votes)

7. Real Betis (22,000 votes)

8. Liverpool (15,000 votes)

9. Red Star Belgrade (10,000 votes)

10. Atletico Madrid (9,400 votes)

11. Olympique Marseille (9,100 votes)

12. Schalke 04 (8,300 votes)

13. Bayern Munich (6,700 votes)

14. Manchester United (5,300 votes)

15. Juventus (4,800 votes)

16. Arsenal (4,300 votes)

17. AC Milan (3,700 votes)

18. Olympique Lyon (3,600 votes)

19. Sevilla (2,700 votes)

20. Verona (2,400 votes)