By Paul Kennedy
Who’s the most popular player in the English Premier League? If you go by the number of shirts he sells, Dutchman
In the kitbag.com ranking of the best-selling jerseys,Van Persie’s Manchester United jersey was the top seller globally, beating out jerseys of three other United players.
That should come as no surprise, given the worldwide reach ofManchester United, the reigning EPL champion.
Van Persie’s Manchester United jersey, moreover, was the most-sold jersey in England by a wide margin, cornering 25.4 percent of the marketfor EPL jersey sales — three times more than the Steven Gerrard, who was No. 2 on the list, and more than the next four players combined.
1. Robin van Persie (Manchester United)
2.Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
3. Shinji Kagawa (Manchester United)
4. Sergio Aguero (ManchesterCity)
5. Fernando Torres (Chelsea)
6. Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
7. LuisSuarez (Liverpool)
8. Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)
9. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal)
Source: kitbag.com
PELE JOINS SUBWAY ‘FAMOUS FAN’ STABLE. Pele will be a global brand ambassadorfor the restaurant chain Subway, joining such athletes as swimmer Michael Phelps, gymnast Nastia Liukin and baseballplayer Ryan Howard as Subway “Famous Fans.”
Most might think of Subway as a local sandwich shop, but it has 39,736 restaurants in 102countries.
Mediapost reported that Pele will likely appear inmarketing campaigns over multiple markets.
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PELE, what that guy would do for a buck. He left the “Cosmo re-boot” just after the game started. Pele cleats (suck)time has marched on…its not a weekend at Bernies!