An unlikely link between Real Mallorca players and ousted Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, has surfaced.....they both wear the same tracksuit! Ever since Maduro was photographed wearing the tracksuit shortly after being detained by U.S. special forces, sales have surged.
Real Mallorca players arrived for their home match against Girona on Sunday wearing the same tracksuit as Maduro. The move was completely unconnected to the ousted dictator because it has formed part of the Real Mallorca kit for a number of years, but it still caused a social media sensation.
Sales of the Nike tracksuit have surged online and there are reports that it is now in short supply, if not sold out.
Everyone wants the Maduro track-suit! Foreign social media accounts noted a spike in Google searches for Nike Tech after the photo, with some calling Nike the "biggest winner" and suggesting renaming the color "Maduro Gray."
Over the weekend scores of flag-waving Venezuelans took to the streets of Palma to welcome the capture of the dictator.