[1]Peruvian football team Deportivo Wanka [2] has been giving Manchester United a run for its money in the replica kit market, although the Huancayo-based outfit has no idea why more than 1,000 British footie fans might want to sport a Deportivo Wanka shirt.

The team is, according to UK tabloid The Sun, named after the Wanka tribe which once occupied Huancayo. A spokeswanka said: "It is very strange. Everyone in Britain seems to think we have a funny name." The team's ignorance of the true meaning of its delicious moniker was confirmed by Subside Sports, which punts the kit [3] online. "The club just doesn’t get the joke," the e-commerce operation admitted.

The Deportivo Wanka shirt is currently sold out, although hard-core Wankas can pre-order now for March delivery. ®

Links

1. http://www.subsidesports.com/uk/store/product_details.jsp?pid=4776&cid=1031&brc=&red=product_list.jsp?id=1031,
2. http://www.peru.com/futbol/clubes/deportivo_wanka.asp
3. http://www.subsidesports.com/uk/store/product_details.jsp?pid=4776&cid=1031&brc=&red=product_list.jsp?id=1031,

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