Top shirt vendor within the MLS revealed: Who is the preferred participant?

It just isn’t a simple factor for a soccer league to construct curiosity each at house and from different nations all over the world, however MLS has finished a superb job of it over the previous 15 years.

Probably the greatest methods to see whether or not there’s really any curiosity in a league and the participant inside it’s shirt gross sales. If no one is shopping for the shirts, then there’s a major problem.

The rating on the MLS retailer web site has revealed that LAFC‘s Carlos Vela is the preferred participant in MLS when to involves folks selecting his identify on the again of their shirt.

Huge names within the MLS

There are a few different notable names within the prime 10 too, akin to former Manchester United and Actual Madrid striker Javier Hernandez and former Barcelona midfielder Riqui Puig.

After being the second-highest vendor of jerseys final 12 months behind Welshman Gareth Bale, Vela reached the summit forward of Germany’s Hany Mukhtar of Nashville and USMNT defender Walker Zimmerman, additionally of Nashville.

Along with Vela and Chicharito, Inter Miami‘s Venezuelan Josef Martinez and Atlanta United‘s Argentinian Thiago Almada are sixth and seventh respectively.

The workforce with essentially the most jerseys bought within the prime 25 is the Seattle Sounders, with Jordan Morris (No. 5), Salvadoran-born American Cristian Roldan (No. 12), Uruguayan Nicolas Lodeiro (No. 17), Peruvian Raul Ruidiaz (No. 21) and Brazilian Joao Paulo (No. 25).