Messi surpasses Jordan and Brady to become America’s most popular athlete

Less than a year after arriving in Major League Soccer, Lionel Messi Currently it is America’s most popular athletesaccording to a We conducted a survey Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS) states that Inter Miami’s Argentinian star is first football player Among them, the first one is 30 years of research.

Messi has become favorite athlete Americans during last three months,according to opinion poll SSRS Researchers and Website Communicators men’s blazer.

according to graphics In public opinion polls, Messi takes the lead in the final quarter

From 2023 to Michael Jordanwho is the largest historical leader in this survey, Dominated from 1995 to 2006but despite his retirement, he is still considered a fan favorite.

Messi also surpassed the retired marshal and became the most popular athlete in the United States. tom bradyIn 2022, he won six Super Bowls with the Patriots and one with the Buccaneers.

Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning, Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry and LeBron James They were the other athletes to dominate any quarter in the survey.

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period 30 yearsthe SSRS survey asked Americans Name your favorite professional athlete.

“We’ve asked the question every month for 30 yearsbut only seven athletes They were rated as favorites a quarter of the time. Here is an exclusive list: Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning, Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry, LeBron James and Tom Brady,” explains the SSRS portal.

“inside Fourth quarter of 2023 (October to December), Messi Beyond Jordan and Brady become first football player Become the No. 1 seed for a quarter.

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“We were with his rise The most popular athlete of the past decade, it was a combination of World Cup victory and a move to the United States that helped propel him to the top for the first time. “