FIFA World Cup 2014: Who's Scored the Biggest Boost In Buzz?
This infographic looks at which top players are dominating the 2014 FIFA World Cup headlines so far.
A Dow Jones infographic, powered by Factiva, looks at which top players are dominating the 2014 FIFA World Cup headlines so far. Players are ranked by how much their coverage in the media increased during the Group Stage.
Some highlights include:
- Germany's Thomas Müller tops the list, thanks in large to his hat trick in the match against Portugal. His media presence skyrocketed nearly 2000% off the back of this
- - Uruquay's Luis Suárez comes in at second place with a more than 1000% jump in media coverage following his biting incident in the match against Italy
- - Holland's Robin van Persie is in third place, having earned an 800% increase in media coverage after his goal-scoring flying header in his team's match against reigning World Cup champions, Spain
- - A second Dutchman, Arjen Robben, comes in at 7th place
- - Fan favourites Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi come in at 6th, 9th and 10th places respectively
To view the breakdown and methodology, click here.
