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Study: Bastian Schweinsteiger has the highest Brand Value of all German Footballers

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In its annual Soccer Star Check, the Jung von Matt/sports agency has determined a ranking of German footballers with the highest brand value. The winner 2017: Bastian Schweinsteiger. The former international, who now plays in the North American Major League Soccer at Chicago Fire, replaces Jerome Boateng at the top.

Author: Martin Jahns

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According to the Soccer Star Check 2017, Bastian Schweinsteiger has the highest brand value of all German footballers.

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The brand value, which is represented by the study with a numerical value of up to 100, is composed of the four individual values play style, personality, archetype and celebrity. Schweinsteiger has a total score of 90 and places Philipp Lahm (brand value 85), who has since retired, in second place.

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Last year's winner Boateng slipped to fourth place after a season with many injury problems and 78 points (previous year: 91 points).

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For the Soccer Star Check, Jung von Matt/sport surveyed 1195 football fans via the Facebook page "Bundesliga".

The study focused on younger fans: a total of 70 percent of those voting were 14 to 26 years old. Only 13 percent of those surveyed were older than 40.

Author: Martin Jahns

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