Barcelona stars have topped the list of shirts sold in 2015, according to figures released by the American website specialized in selling football kits, World Soccer Shop.
The La Liga giants have commercialized soccer uniform in 2015 mostly after finishing fourth in the same list in 2014. The latest list shows Messi clinching the no.1 position after selling more custom models throughout last year. The list of most popular players among whose shirts were sold like hotcake actually follows the same line of Ballon d’Or award given this month. Cristiano Ronaldo, who came right behind the Argentine being voted the second best player of the year, was the second athlete who sold more shirts while Neymar was third.
Here is the complete list.
1 – Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
3 – Neymar (Barcelona)
4 – Hazard (Chelsea )
5 – Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal)
6 – Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain)
7 – Gerrard (Liverpool and LA Galaxy)
8 – Harry Kane (TottenhamArmour)
9 – Rooney (Manchester United)
10 – Özil (Arsenal)
11 – Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
12 – Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool)
13 – Schweinsteiger (Bayern and Manchester United)
14 – Memphis Depay (Manchester United)
15 – Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
For Club:
1 – Barcelona (holder 2015/16)
2 – Manchester United (holder 2015/16)
3 – Arsenal (holder 2015/16)
4 – Bayern Munich (holder 2015/16)
5 – Manchester United (2015/16 third shirt)
6 – Liverpool (holder 2015/16)
7 – Chelsea ( holder 2015/16)
8 – Real Madrid (2015/16 holder)
9 – Paris Saint-Germain (holder 2015/16)
10 – Tottenham (holder 2015/16)