Why do Bayern Munich sell the most football shirts?
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The club that sells the most football shirts in the world may surprise you. Despite clubs like Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona having established fans across the globe and a history of mega-stars in their ranks - it isn't them.
Bayern Munich come in at number 1 in the shirt selling rankings, with a whopping 3.4 million shirts sold in 2021. But how does a club in the Bundesliga attract so much popularity?
Seb Stafford-Bloor writes as Craig Silcock illustrates just why the Bavarian club have became so popular in recent years.
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The way Bayern have been run is so unbelivably good. As a United supporter I am so jealous... Probably the best run team in the world.
no they arent. Look at house much they sack managers
I think it's Real Madrid, followed by Bayern. The fact that they're both fan-owned clubs that can spend the revenue they generate is what makes them great. In that sense, I think Man United, if they come under the ownership of that Sheikh and his company, would actually see good results and costly players, but trophies might stay away.
@@kukunase1686 Barka fan spotted
@@kukunase1686 you just named another reason they're well run. Cause they're ruthless and need results immediately. Would you not want that from a club?
Actually, bundesliga themselves have a role to play, Club in germany has tight rules with regards to finance regulations and debt acquisition. This was already in place way before financial fairplay from uefa. They have to adhere to those rules to get a liscence to participate in competitions annually.
I fully credit Thomas Muller. An extremely likable hometown hero who is an Everyman’s everyman and is a World Cup winner/hero who is extremely underrated, loyal and just an all around good, funny and relatable person. He’s basically the soul reason I support Bayern Munich
Me too. I live in Australia and am a 23 year old girl but I have supported Bayern for a decade (in a country where football isn't popular, spoken about or easy to watch/access) because of Thomas Müller. I'm now just as engrossed in the club of course and think it is maybe the best-run sporting team in the world but most of my initial interest was because of him.
@@jessicakiss5066 Same I was a little kid during 2010 wc everyone was rooting for messi but muller caught my eyes ever since I'm a die hard fan of Germany, Bayern and Muller
Yeah, that plays a huge part. Muller is like a local legend. Unlike Messi, who goes where the money is, Muller is loyal to his hometown. He is extremely funny on social media.
@@praveenm5723 There is a reason why we call him ,,Lederhosenmessi''
@@sivaramlord9151 I wouldn't even recognize Messis voice somewhere.. He's the best to ever play the game, but he keeps to himself and there isn't really much of a personality associated with him. He gives a very PR interview once every few months and it's only in Spanish. It's a easier for people to relate to a guy like Müller cause he's extrovert and you actually get to know him.
Bayern has very nice kits and shirts because they are extremely stylish and honestly not that costly over here in Africa
i see
Not so stylish compared with Dortmund, Real, Juve. They are not as 😮ugly as Baca kits🤮
@@retiredrebel ahh come on even
as a Real Madrid fan i can say that barca has some good looking kits
if you buy a football kit for 50 or 100 or 150 euro and you dont earn more than 100k a year, you are just a dumb consumer getting milked by those big """clubs""" (rather corperations)
Yes but they are mostly not real jerseys sold in Africa and Asia they are just made to look realistic but they are counterfeit
For us in Canada, Alphonso Davies is really the only superstar we've ever had in the game, so I don't know anyone who cheers against Bayern here.
Cheering for Bayern for us is akin to south korea & spurs, albeit on a smaller level given the sport is less popular here.
Owen Hargreaves also played for Bayern as a Canadian for 7 years! But Alphonso is certainly a superstar.
@@emilyo.3431 Owne Hargreaves played for the english national team. So he is not really a true canadian.
Thats cool !
Greetings from Munich
Mia san Mia
@@Nasengold bryan Cristante is canadian
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Simply put, Bayern is the club that has been the example of great management without selling the soul of the club.
Imo if make urself a geopolitical playball for money, like bayern did with the quatar sponshorship, u sold ur soul. But it's not as bad as overseas for sure.
@@ight6269 no they dont you dont even know the difference between sponsorship, investor or owner.
@@ight6269 it is a sponsor not a owner. The Owner can do everything what he wants with the club for example give them 3 billion (man city,psg) sponsor just means that they for example wear at at their trikots
@@Champion2710 and get money also ? Die bekommen geld und dafür machen Sie Werbung für den Sponsor. Aber der Besitzer hat deutlich mehr Mitspracherecht bei der Planung und bei der Struktur des Vereins
Bro Bayern basically just looks on money, they don't have a soul
Here in Indonesia, Bayern & Arsenal shirt becomes some sort of fashion, some of my friends who support other clubs are also collecting Arsenal / Bayern shirt since their red shirts look so cool
I have heard that in Indonesia, Italian Serie A also has a culture type of following. Is that true?
@@akshadchavan5528 Yep. Though mostly they are relatively old right now (late 20s, 30s, or 40s). I'm not sure on the younger generation (Gen Z) though.
I'm Jamaican and in my country Arsenal is probably the #1 football club out here followed by Liverpool
I read somewhere Man United are the biggest team in Indonesia, and media runs on it?
@@NotBedTundy30 here in Indonesia it depends on the generation. Older people support Italian clubs because they start watching during it's golden age whereas younger people support Madrid, Barca and PL clubs(and whatever club ronaldo and messi is playing for)
Been a member of the Bayern Munich club affiliated fan club in Mumbai for almost 15 yrs now. At the time, Adidas wouldn't stock Bayern shirts in India, so some of us members would get together and import shirts, paying through the nose in conversion fees, shipping and import tariffs 😂
lmao kids
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@@praddumnvats6759 Kids?
How do you become a part of this fan club? I've been a fan for 13 years now but have no idea about this sadly ..
Weird thing to be proud of
If you’ve bought a jersey from the Bayern fan shop in Germany you know the packaging for the jersey is tremendous they come folded perfectly and are shipped in a box so the jersey doesn’t come with ugly creases
Tbh I would expect that considering the price of around 90€
Isn't that just Adidas policy? I mean, it's the same at Ajax.
Bought my warm up hoodie, came in absolute pristine condition
German perfection
@@markusz4447 I would too but sadly I’ve bought jersey way more expensive 90€ that come in a bag and come with terrible creasing
Bayern being popular in North America: 😊
Bayern being popular in South America: 😳
If you know you know 🇦🇷
That's not so surprising. Vidal, Demichelis, Lucio, Ze Roberto, Roque Santa Cruz, Giovane Elber, Paulo Sergio, Jose Ernesto Sosa and a few others all played for Bayern.
YES SIR. BAYERN INTERNATIONAL ❤🤍
South Americans love Germany
@@sssn2833 didn’t know people in Argentina support Bayern I thought it was mainly dourtment supporters
I’m not sure what award is appropriate, but the use of Berni the bear in this video deserves some kind of award
Mia san Mia 👍🏼
Servus 😎 🟦⬜️
This guy only got 3 likes on his comment 😳
Long live the King.
Mia san mia
I'm here before this comment has 15 likes 😮
I kinda disagree with the core premise of the video, that this is particularly surprising.
Bayern Munich are one of the most successful and popular teams ever, one of the wealthiest (from what i remember i think they had the third highest valuation of any football club), located in an incredibly wealthy country absolutely fanatical about football with decades of history behind them.
The only thing that might be surprising is that they're not behind Real Madrid
Furthermore, Adidas has supplied Bayern's kit since the mid-1960s. It is the longest kit-club partnership in Association Football history. The only club in Europe that has gotten close to this is PSG, which has been supplied by Nike since 1989.
@dr3d180 In comparison to every other big club, they've done a good job of avoiding controversy.
@@toastedt140 Bayern is not immune to controversy, there was the Kirch Media collapse of 2002 which was Germany's answer to the ITV Digital collapse of the same year, which nearly bankrupted the entire Bundesliga, and Bayern was at the centre of it because they claimed the deal was a good idea.
Spoilers, it led to Bayern loaning 2 Million Euros to Borussia Dortmund to prevent Borussia from collapsing into administration. Then there was the time when Uli Holliness was arrested for dodgy accounting practices, and the time when they worked with the Qatari government on numerous occasions. And the insurance scandal during the construction of the Allianz Arena.
Being an overseas Bayern Fan isn't all sunshine and rainbows my comrade.
For me, a Bayern fan in Munich, this is extremely surprising.
The DFB Germany shirts are also the most sold ones amongst the national teams. The market for these jersey are extremely profitable. Some years ago Nike approached the DFB to be their kit provider laying a huge sum on the table. As far as I can remember they outbid Adidas by quite a margin. In the end the DFB still opted for Adidas since they have a really close relationship. Of course many raised the question how the DFB even could have considered Nike since Adidas is a huge sportswear brand from Germany. The story about Adidas and their sports marketing in general is pretty fascinating. Just look up some documentaries about them.
It makes sense from a Marketing point of view. Bayern Munich is well-run and internationally successful, arguably a top 3 Club worldwide and thus highly visible. They preserve a great deal of brand/club identity and care for stylish design of their products. Speaking of identity, Bavaria is the first thing that pops into mind when you ask people about Germany. Octoberfest, Cars, Fairytale castles and Bayern Munich.
They are definetly top 3...arguably 2nd best Club in the history
Bavaria being the first thing that pops into mind when talking about Germany is an exaggeration. Plenty of people will think of Berlin and old Prussia more generally, lots will think of the financial districts in Frankfurt, plenty will think of the old industrial Ruhrland. Fairy tale castles aren't particularly associated with Bavaria; Hohenzollern castle is up near Berlin, Heidelberg is in Baden-Wuerttemberg and so on. It's a similar case for cars; Volkswagen is headquartered in Niedersachsen and both Mercedes and Porsche in Baden-Wuerttemberg
@@epicmarschmallow5049 Sure, Germany is way more than Bavaria, but that is besides the point here. Ask anyone outside of Europe what they associate with Germany and in 9 out of 10 cases the first answer will be an image closely linked to Bavaria. It'll always be Neuschwanstein castle and not Hohenzollern because of Disney. Bavaria made it into popular culture, is very distinct and marketed itself the best.
They're literally co-owned by Adidas. That's the reason for their shirt sales, and every Adidas shop sells them.
@@epicmarschmallow5049 I don't think so. People outside of Germany generally don't know about things like Prussia, financial Districts of Frankfurt or the Ruhr area. Bavaria is the most culturally rich region of Germany
I started a Bayern Fan Club in the US and was very surprised by how much support they give you.
Once you become official, you receive certain perks you can share with your club such as discounts or pre-sales and they have a dedicated team online to help you.
The support is even more surprising when you hear that they have the most fan clubs in the world. That effort is definitely worth it though cause I don’t even want to know how much I’ve bought from their store haha
I went to LA(Hollywood), the Bayern fan club is huge there( Bayern's nickname is FC Hollywood). If they put up for sale like the EPL clubs, plenty of billionaires will be bidding to buy Bayern due to their US Fanbase alone.
@@sivaramlord9151 they won't though
@@sivaramlord9151 whaaat ....most of the us fans don't know a third name outside Messi Ronaldo
@Kaur Shaijal You will be surprised. Bayern is huge in USA. They are known as FC Hollywood. They are missing out a good chance to be owned by billionaires
@@sivaramlord9151 "Missing out" lmao. On what are they missing out? Selling their soul? There are more important things than money. Giving members the right to vote for example. That's huge in Germany. Also, they are already one of the richest clubs in the world, without being owned by a billionaire. They are pretty much the only Club without debts
Good analysis. I might also add that Bayern Munich's fans are traditionally loyal old and authentic fans, rather than the occasional glory hunter, superstar player-following plastic fanboys that plague the fanbases of other big clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona and PSG.
Facts ❤️🤍
MiaSanMia❤
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You must be daft. If that was the case your numbers would not triple in less than a decade. The only reason they did is because of recent success which means the "occasional glory hunter, superstar player-following plastic fanboys" are to credit for that 🤭
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2:54 as an American, seeing that bayern has the most fan clubs in North America is not that surprising to me. Bayern deals with teams like FC Dallas, so it helps us get exposure to Europe and help them get exposure in North America
Thanks to the Board for working since 2000 and a special shoot out to the Indian lady working for Bayern in NYC
I was lucky enough seeing Bundesliga matches when I got home from college classes before streaming bundles became more widespread. And I am still unable to see New England Revolutions matches.
It's pretty surprising from the standpoint that United is definitely more popular in terms of fans at least in the US. Liverpool very likely as well. Their matches are even on major network TV for free each weekend.
Bayern shirts were always vary popular in hipster fashion in the early 2010’s I I’ve seen the 2014/15 away jerseys all over Manhattan
Yeah me too. I remember in one movie about a USA soldier killing a terrorist in Paris wearing that Jersey.
Bayern are pure class. Nothing but respect for the club
Really? Tax cheat executives, sponsorship shadyness, etc...
@@russellward4624 you live on andromeda or something? What sponsorship shadyness?! besides Hoeness who is mentaly ill what else was wrong? compare bayern to all major big clubs in europe and you have a spotless example how to run the business. Prove me wrong
@@russellward4624 Hoeneß was a gambling addict, hence the tax evasion and he’s not an executive anymore. The sponsorship isn’t great but for a club like arsenal or Milan it would be an average sponsorship, it’s a big deal for Bayern because Bayerns fans care about the moral aspect of their club a lot. Meanwhile man United fans will celebrate if their club gets bought by Qatar…
@Alexander it's not average at all. It's higher than every other club. There was a Twitter thread about it last week. It's a league with almost no international viewership yet has sponserhsips that are higher than clubs with 5xs the viewership.
@Simon Cohen well let's start with the audi sponsorship deal being the highest in football despite the German keague having almost no international tv ratings. Went from 35m to 60m. Boy that doesn't sound shady at all.
I have also a registered official fan club in the Gambia, FC Bayern is a well organized football club, highly connected with their fans.
Crazy that as a Barcelona fan and a huge Messi fan my first player jersey I ever bought was a 2014 Bayern Thomas Mullet shirt lmao
Hey man get it straight, Thomas Mullet plays for Bayern Mississippi
@The Dreaded Droop damn it lol didn't realize I misspelled his name 😅
Thought Thomas Muller played for Bayern Mohawk
Bayern also never goes too crazy with their designs which makes it wearable out somewhere (this includes their sponsors)
Bayern is a traditional power house with deep and developed fan base. Bayern won UCL three years in a row back in the 70s before FC Barcelona even got famous. Bayern had players like Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Müller that were the best in the world
people think the premier league is the only top league with stars but bayern have had robben, ribery, schweinsteiger, müller, levandowski, neuer, mathäus, kahn, lizerazu and many many more . so many world cup winners and should-be-ballon dor winners (ribery was robbed, lewandowski was robbed...) so this does not surprise me at all
The English League will always appear to be dominant because of the lack of worldwide viewership in the other leagues....
I am guilty of buying four Bayern kits this year lol
Good
I remember watching Bayern live in India in 2012(?), when other clubs refused to acknowledge our existence. It was Baichung Bhutia's farewell game and they spanked us 4-0 in the first half before taking it easy in the second.
That team had the same core as the 7-1, so it turns out it was a moral victory for us in hindsight.
Bayern youth team also toured back in 2007, which was the first time a big club played in India I believe
@@laxman90210Santos played in Kolkata or was it Cosmos. Pele played in it. My father watched it live, I think. That was at least five decades ago.
Let’s face it, most people support football teams either due to regionalism or glory. With football being global there are more people supporting teams because they win and Bayern ALWAYS win.
The other factors do play a role as well though like keeping the same players for a long time and having a clear and unique identity and culture. I think a lot of football clubs have no real identity.
@@bingobongo674 agree we always have atleast 3-4 career long serving players in our squad
Footballing culture like ours is almost unparalleled
@@bingobongo674 that is so not true
@@carlosmedrano6868 care to elaborate?
Or the league colluding with them helps too
I love how Dortmund went from not being on the list, to passing Mancity and PSG.
It is safe to say that Bayern is the best run club in the world.
Nah dude look at the controversy they had surrounding seasoned players like Lewandowski and Alaba. Very well run yes but not the best run.
@@alexsch5583 The club did what it had to do. And if Bayern is not the best run club, which club is?
@@willteksoftwares1 Real Madrid IMO. Bayern would come second.
@@shahriartanvir977 i would disagree...Madrid is definetly the best Club in history but they are not better run than Bayern...Madrid literally has 100 milions of debt whilst Bayern absolutely has zero debts with a lot of options
@@shahriartanvir977 Nope, Real Madrid has a lot of financial issues.. Why do you think their president Perez is pushing for a super league so much? Bayern is completely debt free.
Mexico has the biggest Bayern fan club outside Germany. Glad to be a fan!
I thought Mexico hates Bayern 😂
@@chaardoMusic haha yes, some do because of 2014 WC. But Robben is my fave player ever! I don’t care about the national team
Adidas have always made the best looking kits, bad Bayern or Germany shirts are few & far between.
Bayern also owns arsenal in Europe
I can tell I’m dealing with a real football scholar, such an incisive viewpoint. U even got ur mum & Nan to like the comment.
There's actually a case study calling out these "shirt sales" numbers as to being kinda misleading. Truth be told, the real numbers are a well-kept secret between brands and clubs - specially done for deal negotiation purposes. Blogs like LaCasaca (Argentine-based shirt blog) always speak against taking these rankings literally.
Edit: changed my wording😅
I would actually like to see more on this
Yeah I really doubt Bayern to be on top. Their fanbase is very local so they barely sale shirts abroad.
@@soso-V12 Sounds like someone didn't watch the video!
I take this seriously as long as I don't have other numbers. The numbers don't have to be accurate but the order of the ranking is acceptable 😊
@@andrasszabo1570 Why would I be here ?
Bayern is the last major club with an intact soul.
A club not kneeling to players, and for the most part doing the right thing. A Hometown Club
It helps that Adidas makes their kits. Adidas always makes great kits for their big clubs.
I was in Israel in 1997 and saw someone in a Wycombe Wanderers shirt. I was so shocked that I still remember it.
Jerseys that don't meet the quality standards are sold in developing countries by the kilo,often they don't have any substantial defects,that is what u probably saw
Bayern has one of the highest ticket sales of all the clubs for their games consistently Germans take their football very seriously
Which isn't a good reason. Dortmund sells more tickets than bayern munich every single game because their stadium is simply bigger. Even so, they only have about 1/3 as many sales as bayern
the fact that Ronaldo thought he'd fit into Bayern is insane.
Will be good to see the figures from this season. Obviously we won't be challenging any of those elite clubs in any way, but Ipswich have sold an insane number of shirts this season. The Ed Sheeran sponsorship has made all three lovely kits desirable for non-football fans, plus the Town fanbase is rejuvenated by the new ownership. A stark contrast to the Evans era. Obviously it is partisan, but our CEO indicated we have sold considerably more shirts than some Premier League teams. Exciting times on and off the pitch. COYB
North America is not surprising. We have a large German population. In the Midwest there are towns with German signs still
The reason why Real Madrid was even maintaining its success since 2001 is that the City of Madrid bought the training ground for 290 million pounds (in 2001). Which would probably equal around 1 billion (incl. inflation) in 2023. With taxpayer ‘s money to keep the club alive. Think about it.
Premier League clubs lives off big investment groups & billionaires for more than 20 years.
Bayern Munich is the only club that didn’t let big investors in (which control the club) and also didn’t participate in illegal practices (like Juventus Turin).
I’m by no means a Bayern Munich fanboy. But given their success in relation to their resources and the efficient management over decades, it’s the best team in the world. By far. It’s a self-made success story.
Bayern Munich is also selling so much shirts, because the club hasn’t sold its soul, yet.
Any other top team has. They only went for the money.
Even Dortmund sells more than any Serie A Club, except Juventus and more than the most Prem teams or Spanish teams... and Dortmund has only won 2 DFB Cups in the last 11 Years...
Very true I’m from Texas and my very first jersey was the 2015 Bayern home jersey and still own it
Bayern is becoming a large brand in China, you can find Bayern fan club in almost every major city, this kind of fan culture really helps Bayern to sell more shirts. Last time Bayern went on a China tour, It was like a big festival, fans were just crazy, you could hear scream every time a player showed up, and it was extremely hard to get a ticket, because all tickets were sold out immediately.Finally Bayern earned 10M in nine days.
Excellent analysis. As a Canadian with two Bayern kits (one for me, one for my one year old), this makes complete sense. What I hadn't realized was that German companies owned a significant stake in the club, so yeah no wonder Adidas wants to sell more Bayern kits - they get a piece of that action every sale.
yeah but bayern needs the money more, if they want to be competetive, because they are not owned. So they have to make as much money as possible and kits are most efficel
Well, but addidas also produces all the jerseys. So they get more money anyway if more is sold.
I'm Chelsea fans, have 2 Bayern shirts. Easy, one they have nice shirt, always look good and when ever you go to adidas store they have Bayern shirt but for other team, sometimes "its sold out".
As an American who is huge into MLS it's really cool to have a channel that explains the much larger European side of football without melting my brain
A little but important detail is that their alliance with Adidas gives Bayern the latest designs and technology, giving an extra appeal to their shirt.
Also their design is pretty flexible, which makes feel their shirt new every year and gives both the lifelong fan and the new one reasons to buy they new shirt. They can wear plain red, red with white stripes, vertical stripes one year and horizontal the next one, red with blue stripes..... Other popular clubs like Manchester United, Liverpool or Real Madrid would neve allow such radical changes in their beloved shirts.
When I younger I never knew what there home shirt colour was because sometimes I saw white, blue or red
@@aqx1545 yeah, they play with those 3 colors as they feel (those are the colors of their crest), but red is like the most popular, probably because it was their main color back in the days of Beckenbauer, Gerd Muller, Sepp Maier and that fantastic team of the 1970s that won 3 champions cup (currently champions league) titles in a row.
This is a really excellent video. Well done guys!
Nice video thanks for sharing
What’s surprising about this for me is that it’s not super easy to find a Bayern shirt outside of Munich or any other major German city. I’m in Germany just about every summer and I try to always get a new shirt each season and when I’m in Rhineland Pfalz I have a lot of trouble finding anywhere that sells them. I did find a fan shop in Berlin but they closed that year (luckily was able to nab a Sane kit for €35). You can find them in the main airports and some apparel stores but that’s it. In North America the only place I’ve found a Bayern shirt is at the adidas store in NYC.
In Germany every region beyond Bavaria has their own clubs. So it's not even common to be Bayern Fan there. (Of course you would find FEW Bayern Fans EVERYWHERE). But the shops wouldn't sell anything. In Rheinland-Pfalz more present probably are Mainz 05 and Kaiserslautern
But you also have to consider that in Germany friendship or enmity between clubs plays a major role. And since the clubs also represent their city, you won't find Bayern jerseys in most big cities. Who in Dortmund, Stuttgart, Schalke, Mainz, Frankfurt should want a Bayern shirt. There are Bayern fans everywhere in Germany, but they just order it online. It just wouldn't be worth opening stores because there aren't enough in other cities.
Manchester United has the potential to top some of these metrics, it's unfortunate the glazers don't know how to get the best out of this club on the pitch to translate into financial hegemony off of it
Well they got the best out of the club, the money.
I am surprised its not 8-2 million units 🤔
I think Bayern doing well in covid period really helped abroad. Wasn’t much sports going on so easy to watch Bayern winning so well. very much helps those people who only support winning teams who to support
Joe's voiceovers are just sublime
Interesting, I guess I'm part of that statistic as having brought a Bayern shirt recently, and it being my first also. I've been reluctant to support Bayern for a very long time, but since my club either struggles to get into or challenge for the Champions League, I decided to support Bayern as my team of choice in the Champions League if my favourite team doesn't get in. I don't really care about the Bundesliga as I only support them for the Champions League, and even though they hadn't won the competition for many years prior to me buying the shirt, I always thought they will eventually win it again. Funnily enough they went and won it the following year.
I'm a fan since 29 years now. Bayern till death. I really love my home club and I'm proud for all the history, loyality and glory. But no matter if we win or lose: I will always stand for our colours!
Munich's real love connected with our brothers and sisters all over the world 🤍❤
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I am sorry but Mo Salah isn't classed with ronaldo and messi
As a Liverpool fan, I agree. It's not fair to compare any player to Ronaldo or Messi.
Agreed. The only players who can be mentioned alongside them are Suárez and Neymar.
Maybe his popularity in Muslim countries exceeds that of Messi and Ronaldo? Not at their level, but maybe in the short term popularity contest at the height of his powers he was probably greater at one point and reached the levels of mania of Ronaldo and Messi in those respective countries.
Yeah but in the context of the video he is a club icon
@@liverbot4854 not really Ronaldo and Messi could only be compared to all time great players, they're on the same stratosphere as Pele, Maradona, Zidane, Cruyff etc
Lol I'm wearing a Lewandowski one from 2020 rn 😂
Me too
Excellent analysis
Bayern Munich shirts along with psg are really good looking
Crazy to also see Liverpool's massive rise as well
Willing to bet it's due to availability. NB shirts were hard to find in my country. Only place to get one was the NB store and those were only on a few select shopping centers. Nike came along and at first you couldn't get one the pandemic then the flood gates opened.
Not really. They were in 3 out of the 4 last UCL Finals, won the UCL in 2019 and won the Premier League in 2020. But look at Dortmund, they rushed on to this list out of nothing. They are the only Team on that List, that has not won their league in the past 10 years. And they still sell more than City, PSG and nearly as much, as the UCL winner of 2021
Good analysis
Impressive review 👏
Baryern Munich do their business very well
No. Brazzo had ruined the club
@@papamuller can you explain why? not to argue or anything but I still see Bayern a top team they don’t spend a lot of money on big players like psg and still wins
In my country they have many factory's that make football jersys. There is a factory that makes real Madrid shirts. My friedpnd works their and sold me one for the equivalent of 1 us doller. The markup is insane.
Bayern Munich has sponsored American club teams as well that have wider reach. Sometime during their dominant run they sponsored our team and provided all of our kits, which were just their kits. Home, away, practice, and third kits. It was awesome I still have my away kit
It's very rare that Bayern have had a bad shirt as well though! I've always been a fan of them can't think of any that I wouldn't wear!
Nice presentation ❤❤❤
Honestly they are probably the best run big club in the world
Maybe it's all due to that giant Teddy Bear as a mascot? Adorable!
Very amazing man
I just love their kit styles and love their designs tbh
I'd love to see a video explaining why West Ham are doing so badly, they have some really good players! What's going wrong for David Moyes?
*reaches European final...*
The most mind blowing piece of knowledge for 2023….😮
Interessant
Amazing video
Because its the best club in the world
They have amazing kits, I dont even watch football and I have a bayern shirt
OG voice. Music to my ears.
Very nice 💯
Ipswich have the 17th best selling kit in England
Bayern Munich's global influence is too great
Shut up
Not greater than Real Madrid’s Global influence 😂
@@kolaade1275 Nah Bayern is bigger economically and statistically ❤🤍
@@kolaade1275 RM have just fans. Bayern have partners and loyal members.
@@BAVARIAN2004 so Real Madrid don’t have partners and loyal members? Is Real Madrid not owned by its members? (Socios) Why do you people type with no sense In your heads?
very nice desings of shirt
as a Bayern fan since the 2000s the rise has been incredible. bach in the first decades of international football Bayern was one of the biggest teams, but the 2000s were rough. the club was barely a top 10 in the global Zeitgeist. what has been done since the summer of 2007 is nothing short of near perfect work on all fronts. now Kane please. ;)
Kane would be absolutely terrible business and if they know what's good for them they will not even look at him.
@@MrReese agree 100 mil on 30 year old is stupid
So Bayern is arguably the biggest club in the world
They are factually the biggest club, yes
Real Madrid is the biggest and most dominant club in the world. If they sign Mbappe or Haaland it’s game over, their shirt sales alone will eclipse Bayern.
@@Sony4330 Bayern is literally the biggest club in the world, as they have the most members of any club in the world
Not surprised to see Adidas main clubs on top, but very interesting video, thank you
Really impressed 💯
YAY!!! OLD NARRATOR VOICE BACK!!!
What do you mean, bayern had muller, the funniest player in the world 🥰
I live like one hour away from Herzogenaurach where Adidas headquaters are. So at least once a year i drive there to buy a new Bayern Jersey from an old season. If you also want a players name on it it costs like 60-80 Euros.
I'm Bayern fan and very surprised. I heared that they made most money, compared, in merchandise, but that this means they sell most shirts in football world, really surprise. I thought Ronaldo and Messi are boosting to much to overcome.
Thanks for the informations in the video.
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Maybe because german fans are a different breed
Way better than the oil fans attach to man city and psg
@@escape2nirvana good thing that Bayern has not a Qatar sponsoring and holds the winter training camp there for years.
@@escape2nirvana Or American-owned clubs like Man Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea or Arsenal.
@@lebronjohnson6735 oh shut up, Qatar doesn’t have any say in Bayern
Please make video on jack grealish current performance in man city shirt and what factors makes the current main man in the team either defence or attack
Such a relief to hear Joe's voice on the channel after ages
Being a Bayern München fan is like rooting for the Empire in Star Wars or the Energy Company in Avatar. But hey, whatever floats your boat.
Nah that would be city or psg cuz they cant conquer the world
@@slappeslang890 they have conquered the Bundesliga and that's bad enough. 10 Titles in a row. C'mon guys.
@@lebronjohnson6735 oh shut up clown, they earned every penny probably don’t even support a good team and you’re salty
@@lebronjohnson6735 The advantage Bayern has from being fan owned vs a capitalist vulture billionaire or the various petrostate regimes is substantial. Absolutely no way they can be the bad guys when compared to those options!
Tbh I root for them when I watch German football because of Davies (I’m Canadian). Before he was there I preferred others like Dortmund lol
Because people are fair weather fans. That’s why. When a team wins 10 in a row, every joker is a fan. I had never met a Manchester city fan before 2012, now people are either City or Chelsea fans. It is repulsive. Putting in a salary cap into football is a must to keep leagues more competitive.
Bayern Munich has been a huge team since the 70s
By your logic, every single successful club can't have real fans because all of their fans are "fair weather fans" as you call them.
@@Noah-ji1yi Not at all. I just don’t know a single person who likes a small team that doesn’t win. 15 years ago every clown liked Lyon, now those same jokers like PSG and claim they’ve been a fan since they were cream pies. It is disingenuous. I’ve suffered for years as a Spurs fan. It’s easy to be a Munich, Madrid, PSG, City, Porto, Ajax, Juventus, Inter, AC, Chelsea, United fan. Much more difficult to be a dortmund, arsenal, sporting Lisbon, Bilbao fan. I’ve only ever met one of those and he has been wearing arsenal kits and supported them since we were kids and they were just making top4.
@@AutopilotAndChill You say you suffer as a spurs fan and try to laugh about bayern barca and other big teams fans. Look at your stadium, your perspective to become one of those big clubs. You think you are so different from them supporting a team playing in the richest league? Bayern for example is run by their fans scince they will hold 51 % at the club. And the majority of bayern fans have been loyal. They are different because people identify with the family philosophy. When you visit the club, the training ground you feel part of it and the video explains the connections to the fanclubs.
That applies to all germany clubs as well. I am cologne supporter changing constantly between 1. and 2. division. There is almost no chance of seeing us against even your tottenham? So i could say its much more difficult to support cologne then tottenham, but i am not going to say that. We all see it from our perspectives. Fans come with success but also from a philosophy. Of course there will be plastic fans everywhere but you truly cant compare big Real, Barca, Bayern, Manu, Liverpool, AC, Inter with ManCity, they bought success and i give you that!
Dont get me wrong i agree with you that we need same conditions for everyone, but it should be possible for teams to work with their success money.
Fun fact: Bayern spends less money then half of the premier league clubs. the developed regional talents, like Lahm, Müller, Kimmich, Alaba and saw that robben wasnt really enjoyed by Real, They bought Ribery and Mandzukic and had a solid team since 2010. and Everytime Ribery wanted to leave Hoeneß and his wife invited him and his wife to their home. they also care for all the others if there is an issue with something. Its really not something impossible for teams like tottenham .You just need a good board, and there is no need to pay hundreds of millions of money for that.
What Mancity did for success was hiring pep, Liverpool hired Klopp and Manunited was sleeping. Thats why things are as they are. Believe me tottenham can do that too.
Most foreign fans pick their favourite team if it’s good atm. You won’t pick a poor club, especially if you’re a child. You touched the real problem a bit tho and that is jumping on a bandwagon every few years. I started to like Bayern in 2009, haven’t changed my mind since. What’s the problem with that?
I bought last season's Bayern shirt for my collection. It was really nice .
Another reason can be Home or away games Bayern fans pack the stadium up every time
They have the most average attendance in the world furthermore increasing their shirt sales
I'm the fans lived in Canton China. I should told you that 2020 CL finale wasn't organized by official (FCBayern China office). We, the local fans club, just organized the party, and the official offer the gifts. So far the China office will organize many different event in the big city for the Bayern fans. I thought they did great jobs to increase the club influence.
Love listening to this to get to sleep