To the surprise of appriximately nobody, Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez is the most popular player in the Bundesliga.
We know he's the most popular player in the Bundesliga because the Bundelsiga held a Twitter popularity contest, called "Bundesliga Idol," and, predictably, Hernandez won.
Bundesliga Idol followed the format of its namesake, TV show American Idol, with one contestant voted off every round.
The Bundesliga has a history of doing weird little promotions like this (anyone remember the BunDUCKSliga?), and it was fairly intuitive that Chicharito would win, given that the news of his signing crashed Bayer Leverkusen's website.
Congratulations, @CH14_! #Chicharito is your #BundesligaIdol! https://t.co/SGFp9oI4Rh pic.twitter.com/W7QNe2SPg8
— Bundesliga (@Bundesliga_EN) December 13, 2015The other finalists were Thomas Muller, Robert Lewandowski, Fabian Johnson, Shinji Kagawa and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
It came down to Hernandez and Kagawa, but there could only be one winner. Hernandez received 75 percent of the votes. Robert Lewandowski took third.
The final showdown! Will @CH14_ or @S_Kagawa0317 take the #BundesligaIdol crown? Vote now! https://t.co/SGFp9oI4Rh
— Bundesliga (@Bundesliga_EN) December 12, 2015Contact The18 Staff Writer Sam Klomhaus at Klomhaus@The18.com or follow him on Twitter @SamKlomhaus
