Barca fans express their ‘loyalty’ by not buying Ronaldinho shirts!
BARCELONA, Spain - Barcelona fans have responded to Ronaldinho’s recent poor form by shunning his No. 10 shirt in favor of those worn by teammates Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry.
According to El Periodico the Brazilian midfielder’s shirt was the most popular among Barca fans last June. But sales have plunged 40% in the last four months compared to the same period last year, the paper said, quoting industry sources.
Recent lacklustre performances by the two-time world player of the year have “begun to have alarming and negative repercussions on his commercial image,” it said.
Sales of the shirts of Argentinian-born striker Messi, who made the team in 2005, and Frenchman Henry, transfered from Arsenal this year, are now more popular than those of Ronaldinho, who has been at the Catalan club since 2003.
Ronaldinho has come under fire in the Spanish press this season both for some abject performances on the pitch and unprofessional behaviour off it.
AFP
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