Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo: who holds the record for the most shirts sold?
Lionel Messi arrived at PSG and, according to reports, the jersey with his name and number was sold out in just 30 minutes. A similar record is the one held by Cristiano Ronaldo
Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo? The Argentine and the Portuguese are two of the best players in the world today, but is one better than the other? Each has a different style and is recognized for their own achievements. Cristiano Ronaldo, for example, is the highest paid athlete on Instagram and the greatest scorer in history, while Leo Messi achieved more than 500 victories playing for Barcelona, has won the Ballon d'Or on several occasions and has a millionaire salary with your new team.
We can't really compare him simply by his achievements, they both have them and they are impressive, but we can do it by means of a different record that could help measure the number of fans each has: the most sold jerseys when reaching a new one. team.
When it was announced that Messi would be leaving Barcelona after two decades with the team, the fans cried, but the sadness did not last long, because it was soon revealed that he already had a new team, Paris Saint-Germain.
The fans, the media and other players went crazy (Sergio Ramos even offered to stay at his house so he wouldn't have to stay in a hotel), which led to long lines outside Paris sports stores in order to get your new jersey. Some data say that the jersey was sold out in just 30 minutes and that Paris Saint-Germain sold more than 250,000 jerseys in less than an hour on its official website, and another medium indicates that 150,000 were sold in just 7 minutes, and the Craziest of all alleges that around 830,000 pieces were sold in the 24 hours after Messi announced that he had signed his contract with the team.
