Son Heung-min’s move from Tottenham Hotspur to LAFC has been one of the headline-grabbing transfers of this MLS window, rivaled only by Rodrigo De Paul’s arrival at Inter Miami. The South Korean star’s signing sparked a wave of excitement that saw him surpass Lionel Messi in a record the Argentine had set in the United States.

According to LAFC vice president John Tarrington, Son’s jersey is now the best-selling sports jersey in the world. Wearing the No. 7, he has outsold global icons like Messi, LeBron James, and Stephen Curry.

“This is now the second week where we’re not just talking about the highest-selling soccer jersey in the MLS,” Tarrington told talkSPORT host Andy Goldstein. “It is the highest-selling jersey of any sport in the world right now”.

Messi set the MLS record last y

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