Premier first as Arsenal chalk up five million followers

A young Arsenal fan waves his flag as he watches a victory parade after Arsenal won the FA Cup final soccer match against Hull City at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, in London May 18, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Winning

LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal have become the first Premier League club to reach five million followers on Twitter.

The north London club said in a news release on Monday that they had consolidated their position as the third most followed team on the social network behind Real Madrid and Barcelona.