Revealed: Man United are the most popular Premier League club in Turkey
Manchester United are the most popular Premier League club in Turkey according to Going Global.
The date which was sourced from Facebook’s Audience Insights in November 2016 calculated the popularity of Premier League clubs worldwide.
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United are reported to be the most popular club in Turkey despite having no Turkish international or players of Turkish origin in the squad.
The Red Devils did recently sign 14-year-old wonder-kid of Turkish origin Levent Gundogan to the academy but have no other representation.
Turkey has a population of 80 million and a huge football market. The Super League is the sixth most financially powerful league in the world behind the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga.
beIN recently completed the takeover of Turkish league broadcaster Lig Tv for a fee that will reach $700 million according to Turkish-Football.
United appears to be the most popular Premier League club in the world according to the research.
The data for much of west and southern Africa, as well as China and Central Asia is not available but for the countries available United is clearly ahead.
United were even shown to be the most popular side in the UAE, despite cross city rivals Manchester City having owners based in the country.
City are the most popular side in Yemen and Nicaragua according to the study.
According to the map Chelsea are the second most popular club, followed by Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham.
London giants Arsenal meanwhile do not feature on the worldwide popularity map.
Chelsea are the second most popular club and have a strong following in Brazil as well as western and central Africa.
