Boca is on the heels of Bayern Munich… Yes, that’s right. The statements that Juan Román Riquelme left at the Ezeiza property touched on various topics. and one of them was directed to the number of partners that Xeneize currently has and made reference to how close it is to the German club, which currently remains on the world podium in this area. Thus, the vice encouraged to add more cards…
“We are close to reaching Bayern Munich in the largest number of partners”, Roman said. The affection they receive from their fans is an image that is constantly repeated every time Boca travels to a place in the Interior or abroad, added to the different campaigns they carried out throughout the country to recruit more members. In addition, the new consulates that were opening in different parts of the world were also adapting to the growing number of associates.
Among all the categories that Xeneize has (active, lifelong, adherents, interior and exterior), the total number today reaches 314,000 membersas they were able to confirm to olé That is to say, it already showed a rise compared to the 300,000 that were recorded during 2022. But despite this increase, it is still behind Bayern Munich since, at this moment, the German club has around 330,000 associates globally.
But the concrete thing is that Boca is just over 15 partners away from reaching the Germans and be the club with the most fans in the world. In addition, and if successful, it could also manage with Guinness World Records to establish said achievement (prior to this, the GWR management team will need to assess and audit the numbers given by the club). Meanwhile, Xeneize continues to look for more cards, as requested by Riquelme himself.
Which teams complete the podium?
The fight to be the club with the most members continues to be even. In addition to Bayern and Boca, the top five globally is completed with Benfica con 290.000, River Plate with its 281,217 associates and closes Barcelona with 231,000.
Then, throughout the continent, the one that follows behind Boca and River is Vasco da Gama with 196,000. And in Argentina? In addition to Xeneize and Millionaire, there are Independiente (95,173), Racing (83,717) and San Lorenzo (80,410), according to the report released by AFA at the end of last year.