Sports marketing firm Euromericas a few weeks ago released its annual list of the most popular teams in terms of jersey sales, revealing a number of interesting results.
2015-16 Shirt Sales - Top 10
These are the ten teams which sold most football shirts during the past season.
Team | Shirts sold |
---|---|
FC Barcelona | 3.637.000 |
Bayern Munich | 3.312.000 |
Chelsea | 3.102.000 |
Manchester United | 2.977.000 |
Real Madrid | 2.866.000 |
PSG | 2.212.000 |
Arsenal | 2.055.000 |
Atlético Madrid | 1.977.000 |
Juventus | 1.678.000 |
AC Milan | 1.287.000 |
Boosted by a historic treble win, Barcelona sold the most shirts during the 15-16 season, according to the study which surveyed stores around the world. Following on second place is Bayern Munich after a massive improve on the previous year's numbers, while Real Madrid can be expected to climb up the ranks next year following last night's Champions League win. Its opponent in the final, Atlético Madrid made the top 10 for the very first time thanks to a period of success under Diego Simeone.
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