A few years ago German superclub Bayern Munich came to the rather obvious conclusion that if it hoped to continue competing with European powers funded by deep-pocketed Middle Eastern owners and Russian oligarchs, it was going to have to find new streams of revenue outside Germany. Now a fan survey conducted by the club in the U.S. expands on those findings. According to results of the unscientific online survey released Tuesday, Bayern Munich has supporters in all 50 states and nearly half the respondents — 43% — are younger than 25. Those who self-identified as Bayern Munich fans say they follow the team because the roster includes a favorite player, they like the team’s style of play or they were attracted by the club’s success. Nearly half of the respondents (48%) said they also support local soccer teams in addition to Bayern Munich.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 28, 2017 15:00 UTC