Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/06/peruvian_footie_team/
UK footie fans warm to Deportivo Wanka
E-commerce shirt boost for Peruvian team
Posted in Bootnotes, 6th February 2006 12:36 GMT
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(http://www.subsidesports.com/uk/store/product_details.jsp?pid=4776&cid=1031&brc=&red=product_list.jsp?id=1031,)Peruvian football team Deportivo Wanka (http://www.peru.com/futbol/clubes/deportivo_wanka.asp) 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 (http://www.subsidesports.com/uk/store/product_details.jsp?pid=4776&cid=1031&brc=&red=product_list.jsp?id=1031,) 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. ®