Maybe there's something to all that talk about America catching the soccer bug.
The recent success of the United States at the World Cup hasn't just meanthuge TV ratings, but also a big spike in Team USA merchandise sales.
Reuters
Clint Dempsey of the U.S. (C) attempts to score between Portugal's Bruno Alves and Ricardo Costa (R) during their 2014 World Cup G soccer match in Manaus, Brazil, June 22, 2014.
At e-commerce sports retailer Fanatics, Jack Boyle, president of merchandising, said his firm has had to re-order additional merchandise from supplier Nike three times already.
"The white jerseys Team USA is wearing have been the No. 1 selling jersey on all of Fanatics," Boyle told CNBC. The Fanatics website is seeing a 50 percent increase in soccer merchandise orders on Team USA game days and the day following.
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They are also seeking big traffic on mobile devices as fans are turning to their smartphones to place those spur-of-the-moment orders. Mobile traffic to USA soccer merchandise pages is increasing 70 percent or more on game days.
Of course, the size gives personality to the sports jerseys Online. If it is too close to the body, it might be great for those people having beautiful muscles, but for the majority of people, this is not such a great advantage.
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