U.S. Soccer Apparel Sales Top 2010 World Cup, Retailer Reports
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More U.S. soccer apparel sold on Fanatics.com in the first five days of the 2014 World Cup than during the entire 2010 event, according to the world’s largest online retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise.
Merchandise of U.S. captain Clint Dempsey, who scored the fifth-fastest goal in World Cup history in a 2-1 defeat of Ghana on June 16, is the second-highest selling of all soccer players, trailing only Brazilian forward Neymar. Both rank in the top 10 for athletes in all sports, according to the Jacksonville, Florida-based company, which doesn’t release figures.