Will it be Kenwyne Jones? Will it be Hector Villalba? Will it be Andrew Carleton?
Which Atlanta United player will have the top-selling jersey for the MLS expansion club? And will there be enough sold to be included among the league’s best-sellers?
The club will unveil its inaugural home jersey on Tuesday at The Tabernacle . The jersey can be purchased on site after the unveiling, at the club's store in Atlantic Station, or online at www.atlutd.com. The retail price hasn't been revealed.
Most of the league’s top-selling jerseys through the first half of the MLS season have something in common: they feature Designated Players.
In information released by the league that is based upon the total number of jerseys sold, New York City FC’s Andrea Pirlo had the No. 1 most purchased jersey. Pirlo was followed by Seattle’s Clint Dempsey, NYCFC’s David Villa and Seattle’s Jordan Morris, who is the only one of the four who isn’t a Designated Player.
The rest of the top 10 are: L.A.’s Steven Gerrard, Orlando City’s Kaka, Montreal’s Didier Drogba, Toronto’s Sebastian Giovinco, NYCFC’s Frank Lampard and Sporting KC’s Dom Dwyer, who isn’t a Designated Player.
Villalba, an Argentinian, is the only Designated Player that has been announced as signing with Atlanta United.
MLS doesn’t release team sales and rankings, and doesn’t release revenue totals.
Here is the entire midseason sales list:
Rank, Player, Club
1. Andrea Pirlo, New York City FC
2. Clint Dempsey, Seattle Sounders FC
3. David Villa, New York City FC
4. Jordan Morris, Seattle Sounders FC
5. Steven Gerrard, LA Galaxy
6. Kaká, Orlando City SC
7. Didier Drogba, Montreal Impact
8. Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto FC
9. Frank Lampard, New York City FC
10. Dom Dwyer, Sporting Kansas City
11. Darlington Nagbe, Portland Timbers
12. Diego Valeri, Portland Timbers
13. Giovani dos Santos, LA Galaxy
14. Robbie Keane, LA Galaxy
15. Graham Zusi, Sporting Kansas City
16. Nat Borchers, Portland Timbers
17. Brad Evans, Seattle Sounders FC
18. Osvaldo Alonso, Seattle Sounders FC
19. Brek Shea, Orlando City SC
20. Kei Kamara, New England Revolution
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