This article was originally published on www.si.com as Son Heung-min Surpasses Lionel Messi With Record-Setting MLS Signing.

Son Heung-min has taken the sports world by storm, leading global jersey sales.

LAFC's general manager has claimed that Son Heung-min is the global market leader in jersey sales since moving to MLS.

John Thorrington, general manager and co-president of Son Heung-min's new team, LAFC, left the show host, Andy Goldstein, ...

Los Angeles FC co-president John Thorrington has claimed that Son Heung-min’s jersey has broken all sports best-selling ...

Former Tottenham captain Son Heung-min has made history, edging Lionel Messi after his $26.5 million transfer to Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC ...

Heung-min Son’s LAFC jersey is the highest-selling of any athlete in the world right now, according to the club’s ...

And LAFC chief John Thorrington has revealed the South Korean great is currently the biggest selling shirt in world sport - ...

LAFC had been in search of a new attacking star after Olivier Giroud returned to France last month. The void left by the ...

"If I'm honest, it was not my first choice. But the first call I had with (LAFC co-president) John (Thorrington) after my ...

Thorrington is the co-president and general manager of the Los Angeles Football Club which joined Major League Soccer in 2019 for a fee of $110 million. Today, it is worth roughly $1.25 billion.

LAFC general manager John Thorrington, left, speaks during a news conference while seated next to LAFC midfielder Eduard Atuesta, center, and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in February.