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Man Utd has 659m followers

Postby Stuckey Tue Feb 19, 2013 2:50 am

Last week's 1-1 draw between Manchester United and Real Madrid was "the match the world wants to see", according to the Spanish team's coach, Jose Mourinho. In fact, Manchester United claim any of their matches is of interest to one in 10 of the world's seven billion people. What is the evidence for this claim?

Even the most ardent opponent of Manchester United would acknowledge that the club has fans right around the world. But the statement that it has a global following of 659 million adults - out of a total five billion adults in the world - is still quite staggering.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21478857

Interesting article. Love the end of it disgussing how American's generally think the NFL is popular internationally.
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