A quick scan around Wednesday night's match at CenturyLink Field offered all you need to know about Seattle Sounders fans and their love of jerseys. Now the numbers prove it.
Major League Soccer released the list of best-selling jerseys thus far in 2016 on Friday and it comes as no surprise there are a few Sounders in the top 20. In just his first season in MLS, rookie Jordan Morris is the fourth best-selling jersey in the league, coming in above Steven Gerrard (5), Didier Drogba (7), Frank Lampard (9) and Robbie Keane (14), just to name a few. Morris is the only MLS Homegrown Player among the top 20.
Morris' teammates Clint Dempsey (2), Brad Evans (17) and Osvaldo Alonso (18) also made the top 20, which includes six players that represented the U.S. national team since last year's Gold Cup and 14 MLS Designated Players.
Top 20 most popular MLS player jerseys:
<strong>Rank</strong> |
<strong>Player</strong> |
<strong>Club</strong> |
<p align="center">1</p> |
<p>Andrea Pirlo</p> |
<p>New York City FC</p> |
<p align="center">2</p> |
<p>Clint Dempsey</p> |
<p>Seattle Sounders FC</p> |
<p align="center">3</p> |
<p>David Villa</p> |
<p>New York City FC</p> |
<p align="center">4</p> |
<p>Jordan Morris</p> |
<p>Seattle Sounders FC</p> |
<p align="center">5</p> |
<p>Steven Gerrard</p> |
<p>LA Galaxy</p> |
<p align="center">6</p> |
<p>Kaká</p> |
<p>Orlando City SC</p> |
<p align="center">7</p> |
<p>Didier Drogba</p> |
<p>Montreal Impact</p> |
<p align="center">8</p> |
<p>Sebastian Giovinco</p> |
<p>Toronto FC</p> |
<p align="center">9</p> |
<p>Frank Lampard</p> |
<p>New York City FC</p> |
<p align="center">10</p> |
<p>Dom Dwyer</p> |
<p>Sporting Kansas City</p> |
<p align="center">11</p> |
<p>Darlington Nagbe</p> |
<p>Portland Timbers</p> |
<p align="center">12</p> |
<p>Diego Valeri</p> |
<p>Portland Timbers</p> |
<p align="center">13</p> |
<p>Giovani dos Santos</p> |
<p>LA Galaxy</p> |
<p align="center">14</p> |
<p>Robbie Keane</p> |
<p>LA Galaxy</p> |
<p align="center">15</p> |
<p>Graham Zusi</p> |
<p>Sporting Kansas City</p> |
<p align="center">16</p> |
<p>Nat Borchers</p> |
<p>Portland Timbers</p> |
<p align="center">17</p> |
<p>Brad Evans</p> |
<p>Seattle Sounders FC</p> |
<p align="center">18</p> |
<p>Osvaldo Alonso</p> |
<p>Seattle Sounders FC</p> |
<p align="center">19</p> |
<p>Brek Shea</p> |
<p>Orlando City SC</p> |
<p align="center">20</p> |
<p>Kei Kamara</p> |
<p>New England Revolution</p> |
