Soccer in the United States is on the rise. The beautiful game is neither the main one in the country, but thanks to its women's team and, increasingly, more stars born or nationalized to play for the country's team of stars and stripes, the phenomenon is increasing. With this also, of course, consumption.
But what are America's favorite stars? The store specializing in the sale of soccer products in the United States, Soccer.com, produced graphics with the top sales of players' jerseys and the king is … Leo Messi. The Argentine leads in this top-5 followed by Captain America, Christian Pulisic and Cristiano Ronaldo. Mbappé's shirt for the French national team and Rashford's for United close this top.
In addition to this sales classification, where Leo Messi wins, the website produced a map where you could see which footballer was the favorite state by state. As if it were the last presidential elections, the map was being distributed among several candidates. Messi and Pulisic share the country that they dye between gold and red, their associated colors, but there are several highlights.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who accumulates the highest number of followers worldwide on Instagram, barely wins in five states and there are some where 'surprise candidates' prevail. In Alaska, the favorite is Marcus Rashford while in Hawaii they bet on the style of his partner Anthony Martial. Dakota, without a doubt, surprises in these elections. In the north, the favorite is Bruno Fernandes and in the south, Bonucci. On the west coast there is one last surprise with Sadio Mané as the favorite of Oregon and the east one more with Dele Alli as the favorite of Vermont.