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.

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

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

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 ...

Tottenham have begun a new era after club legend and adored captain Son Heung-min completed his move to LAFC, bringing an end to ten brilliant years in the Premier League.

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

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.

Son, who joined Tottenham from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015, led the north London club to their first trophy in 17 years with a 1 ...

Thorrington is the co-president and general manager of the Los Angeles Football Club. The Major League Soccer team came second in the MLS Cup finals last year, after winning the title in 2022.

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.