I wasn't claiming that Messi or Ronaldo are the most famous, when I mentioned filling soccer stadiums. But even for you this is a pretty stupid statement given that in those areas you mentioned Soccer is basically the national obsession.People in all those small towns and villages likkely crowd arond the local TV to watch the World Cup.
How many of those folks crowd around to watch the GOP Convention or Trump's inauguration? What exactly is Trump "famous" for? Being obnoxious,fat and having a horrible wig?
Let's take Indoneasia for example? You do know that teams like Argentina and Brazil travel the world and play "friendlies" (exhibitions) against teams from Africa and Asia,right? Messi wasn't even there, and thousands of Indonesians chanted his name... This is just a month ago...