Liverpool Overtakes Manchester United in Popularity Stakes
UNITED KINGDOM / AGILITYPR.NEWS / June 25, 2020 / Liverpool Knock Manchester United Off Top Spot in Popularity Rankings
A new study has found that in the last year, Liverpool have become the most popular Premier League football club across the globe.
The football price comparison site Footy.com analysed Google Trends data from around the world. They found that over the last 10 years Manchester United had the most interest out of every Premier League club. However, they then looked at global search data from the last year only, which revealed that Liverpool are now in fact the most popular Premier League team worldwide.
The table below shows the popularity of each club over the last decade, ranked across different continents around the world.
Footy.com spokesperson Ben Hyde said:
“As you can imagine, Manchester United’s place on the top spot is to be expected, given their dominance of the Premier League during the Fergie era. However, the club does appear to have fallen from grace somewhat since Alex Ferguson’s retirement back in 2013.
When you look specifically at the stats from more recent years, Manchester United’s popularity seems to be fading. In fact, in 2019, Liverpool overtook United as the most popular Premier League team worldwide.”
The image below shows the figures from 2019 only - revealing Manchester United and Liverpool as the top two clubs, with Liverpool ranking highest overall.
“This is perhaps unsurprising”, Ben says, “given Liverpool’s Champions League success last summer. However, Manchester United fans will be frustrated to see yet more evidence that their team is continuing to fall further behind their historic rivals.”
As Liverpool edge closer to the Premier League title, their popularity is likely to continue to increase. Could this mean there is now a new dominant force in the Premier League?
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