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I've always thought that we perhaps underestimate just how popular we are around the world these last few years. I was just having a butcher's a my FPL team and noticing that although I'm in the top third in the world out of 3,600,00+ players I saw that I'm in, what seems to be, a pretty rubbish 3,276 place amongst Swans fans. Then i had a look at the Swans fan league and was pretty astonished at what I saw. Of the Top 32 players in that league, there are no fewer than THIRTEEN different nationalities. I'm amazed at this. Here's the full list of those top 32 Swans fans' nationalities: Wales - 9 players England - 7 USA - 4 Norway - 3 Thailand - 1 Slovenia - 1 Croatia - 1 Poland - 1 Turkmenistan - 1 Switzerland - 1 Sweden - 1 Malaysia - 1 Vietnam - 1
Anyone else surprised at the apparent range of our fan-base??
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Our continuing world-wide appeal - remarkable! on 21:38 - Jan 17 with 4745 views
Our continuing world-wide appeal - remarkable! on 21:38 - Jan 17 by Lord_Bony
Just been watching the highlights again of the Sunderland game ...in Spanish,Korean among others.
So there is definatley and audience in these countries..
Indeed. Just checking rest of the Top 50 and another 4 nationalities: Oman Portugal Indonesia New Zealand
Now unless these people from far flung places are much better than us Welshies at playing Fantasy Premier League one could expect that pattern to be replicated across the thousands of "Swans fans" playing in this one League on there. So encouraging to see these people supporting us rather than your classic big clubs like United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool etc
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Our continuing world-wide appeal - remarkable! on 21:50 - Jan 17 with 4620 views
Our continuing world-wide appeal - remarkable! on 21:45 - Jan 17 by JJJack
Indeed. Just checking rest of the Top 50 and another 4 nationalities: Oman Portugal Indonesia New Zealand
Now unless these people from far flung places are much better than us Welshies at playing Fantasy Premier League one could expect that pattern to be replicated across the thousands of "Swans fans" playing in this one League on there. So encouraging to see these people supporting us rather than your classic big clubs like United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool etc
From your perspective, yes - if they contribute to the club / they are reached by marketing / merchandising from the club.
From the perspective of the smaller nations like Oman, Indonesia, NZ etc it ,makes no odds if they follow you or Man United. Following overseas sides makes them less likely to support domestic football in their own nations.
Our continuing world-wide appeal - remarkable! on 21:51 - Jan 17 by blueytheblue
From your perspective, yes - if they contribute to the club / they are reached by marketing / merchandising from the club.
From the perspective of the smaller nations like Oman, Indonesia, NZ etc it ,makes no odds if they follow you or Man United. Following overseas sides makes them less likely to support domestic football in their own nations.
lol Blueys boys rule Asia mind.
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I'm still astonished at the fact that when I was working out in China last February and asked on here how I could watch the game out there, within minutes I'd recieved a couple of messages from Chinese fans, and within minutes again of telling them which city I was in, I was given the contact details of a Chinese Jack who happened to live 30 doors down from my hotel. This is China ffs! About 40 times the size of the UK and with 1.4 billion people!!.... Couple of hours later I'm in a bar with the legend watching the game on his iPad. Blows my mind. The reach of the Premier League is phenomenal
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Our continuing world-wide appeal - remarkable! on 23:05 - Jan 17 with 4137 views
Our continuing world-wide appeal - remarkable! on 22:51 - Jan 17 by BLAZE
I'm still astonished at the fact that when I was working out in China last February and asked on here how I could watch the game out there, within minutes I'd recieved a couple of messages from Chinese fans, and within minutes again of telling them which city I was in, I was given the contact details of a Chinese Jack who happened to live 30 doors down from my hotel. This is China ffs! About 40 times the size of the UK and with 1.4 billion people!!.... Couple of hours later I'm in a bar with the legend watching the game on his iPad. Blows my mind. The reach of the Premier League is phenomenal
That is bonkers.
The first ever recipient of a Planet Swans Lifetime Achievement Award.
I have compiled a list of the most popular football teams from around the World on Facebook (i have missed out a few others who have under 300K).. we're 74th out of 150 thousand football teams throughout the World.
Barcelona - 89.7 Million Real Madrid - 86.4 Million Man Utd - 67.7 Million Chelsea - 44.5 Million Arsenal - 34.7 Million Bayern Munchen - 34.2 Million Liverpool - 27.1 Million AC Milan - 24.6 Million PSG - 22.3 Million Juventus - 20.9 Million Man City - 20.2 Million Borussia Dortmund - 13.7 Million Galatasaray - 12.6 Million Atletico Madrid - 11.8 Million Corinthians - 10.8 Million Flamengo - 10.3 Million Fenerbahce - 9.8 Million Al-Ahly - 8 Million Boca Juniors - 7.8 Million Club America - 7.5 Million Tottenham - 7.2 Million São Paulo - 6.3 Million AS Roma - 6.3 Million River Plate - 6.2 Million Besiktas - 5.6 Million Inter Milan - 5.6 Million Zamalek - 4.7 Million Marseille - 4.4 Million Atlético Nacional 4.1 Million Napoli - 3.6 Million FC Porto - 3.5 Million Santos - 3.3 Million Alianza Lima - 3.3 Million Cruz Azul - 3.2 Million Monaco - 3.1 Million Raja Casablanca - 3.1 Million Benfica - 3.1 Million Valencia - 3 Million Universitario - 2.8 Million Barcelona SC - 2.8 Million FC Schalke - 2.7 Million Cruzeiro - 2.6 Million Atletico Mineiro - 2.4 Million Everton - 2.3 Million Kaizer Chiefs - 2.3 Million Grêmio - 2.3 Million Lyon - 2.3 Million Villa - 2.2 Million Colo Colo - 2.2 Million Internacional - 2.1 Million Sporting - 2 Million Ajax - 2 Million Fiorentina - 1.9 Million Bayer Leverkusen - 1.9 Million Steaua Bucuresti - 1.8 Million Newcastle - 1.8 Million FC Basel - 1.7 Million Club Leon - 1.6 Million LA Galaxy - 1.6 Million Universidad de Chile - 1.4 Million Celtic - 1.4 Million Shakhtar Donetsk - 1.4 Million Orlando Pirates - 1.4 Million West Ham - 1.3 Million Millonarios - 1.3 Million Monterrey - 1.3 Million New York FC - 1.3 Million Tijuana - 1.3 Million Southampton - 1.3 Million Leicester - 1.2 Million Fluminense - 1.2 Million Sevilla - 1.2 Million Botafogo - 1.2 Million Swansea - 1.1 Million Toluca - 1.1 Million Club Africain - 1.1 Million Sunderland - 1.1 Million Palmeiras - 1 Million Real Sociedad - 1 Million Bahia - 1 Million Zenit - 983K America de Cali - 958K Emelec - 951K Recife - 944K Hull - 927K Sporting Cristal - 917K Club Atlas - 908K San Lorenzo 907K Malaga - 904K Werder Bremen - 893K Trabzonspor 875K Legia Warszawa - 872K Borussia Monchengladbach - 864K Athletic Bilbao - 850K Anderlecht - 819K Olympiakos - 802K Crystal Palace - 800K Deportivo Saprissa - 789K Hamburg - 759K Fulham - 757K Wolfsburg - 752K Spartak Moscow - 742K New York Red Bulls - 735K Atlético Paranaense - 731K Alajuelense - 731K Esperance - 714K Saint Etienne - 716K Olimpa - 706K Deportivo Cali - 694K Stoke - 687K QPR - 685K FC Koln - 681K Lille - 681K Norwich - 674K Bordeaux - 673K Seattle Sounders - 670K Villareal - 666K Lech Poznan - 647K Club Olimpia - 641K Lazio - 640K West Brom - 616K Etoile - 613K Real Betis - 611K Queretaro - 609K Peñarol - 597K Puelba - 573K Bursaspor - 571K PSV - 550K Nacional - 549K Santa Fe - 542K Wydad Casablanca - 537K Junior FC - 523K Rangers - 511K Dinamo Zagreb - 502K Stuttgart - 496K Orlando - 492K Feyenoord - 489K Eintracht Frankfurt - 487K Morelia - 487K Esteghlal - 481K Cerro Porteño - 475K Cardiff - 471K CSKA Moscow - 469K PAOK - 442K Partizan Belgrade - 418K Leeds - 411K Bolivar - 406K Independiente - 404K Chiapas - 394K Mohan Bagun - 371K Dinamo Bucurest - 354K Belgrano - 352K Espanyol - 345K Guadalajara - 344K Mamelodi Sundowns - 344K Red Bull Salzburg - 342K Torino - 342K Udinese - 336K Celta - 326K Lens - 319K Hannover 96 - 316K Reading - 311K ES Setif - 311K Middlesbrough - 307K Sporting Kansas - 306K Birmingham - 303K CSKA Sofia 302K Coritiba - 299K Hertha BSC - 297K Rosario Central - 295K Nantes -293K Deportivo - 293K Wisla Krakow - 287K Petro Atletico - 285K Montreal Impact - 285K Red Star Belgrade - 284K Mainz 05 - 283K Goiás - 281K Portland Timbers - 277K Wolves - 276K FC Dallas - 269K Nottingham Forest - 269K Toronto - 267K Bolton - 266K Burnley - 264K Panathanaikos - 262K Club Brugge - 262K Chapecoense de Futebol - 261K Hajduk Split - 259K Granada - 257K Figueirense - 256K Hellas Verona - 248K Blackburn - 246K Chicago Fire - 245K Houston Dynamo - 244K Caracas - 239K Sparta Prague - 238K AEK Athens - 233K Montpellier 229K Estudiantes - 225K Sporting Gijon - 223K Genoa - 220K Augsburg - 217K Bournemouth - 213K Derby - 211K Sheff Wed - 209K Watford - 208K AIK - 207K Hoffenheim - 207K Rosenborg - 207K Newell's Old Boys - 200K Rapid Wien - 192K FC Kobenhavn - 191K SC Braga - 186K Charlton 184K Vancouver Whitecaps - 182K Levante - 181K Bologna - 180K FC Twente - 178K Malmo FF - 162K Dinamo Tbilisi - 152K Brondby IF - 140K Brighton - 139K Las Palmas - 138K Standard Liege - 133K Austria Wien - 130K Brentford - 129K Ipswich - 118K APOEL - 114K
We're 74th
The awkward moment when a Welsh Club become the Champions of England.. shh
The Swansea Way.. To upset the odds.
Our continuing world-wide appeal - remarkable! on 21:50 - Jan 17 by oh_tommy_tommy
Where do you find them Bony ?
just type in Google for example...Swansea v Sunderland highlights then use Search Tools at top chose last week or last 24 hours and thats it...normally many international countries show the match with commentary in their language...so big audience internationally.
swansea v sunderland highlights
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