If there was ever doubt which sport is the true global sport, a brief look around the cities of the middle east and Turkey would answer the question. Football is number one and nothing else comes close. Everywhere we go, it is on TV, on posters, and reflected in the football shirts sold throughout the region.
A poll of these strips would show a pretty accurate reflection of current form. The number one team in terms of popularity by a mile is Barcelona, even though they lost to Inter Milan recently. There are Barca shirts and posters everywhere, especially of Lionel Messi. After Barca there is Manchester United and Real Madrid. Then comes a groups with Liverpool, Chelsea, Milan, Inter, Arsenal, and Bayern Munich. When we say we come from Scotland, the most common response, along with "Braveheart" and "whisky" is "yes . . . Glasgow Rangers, Glasgow Celtic". Where are the Rangers and Celtic strips? I think they will need to win something first.
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