Los Angeles FC’s superstar signing Son Heung-min has the most popular jersey in all of sports right now according to LAFC GM John Thorrington.
Son isn’t just outselling Lionel Messi when it comes to jersey sales, he’s also outselling the likes of Lebron James, Steph Curry, Patrick Mahomes, etc. The hottest commodity in the sporting realm is an LAFC Son jersey.
LAFC Son jersey sales
Two weeks.
That’s all it took for Son Heung-Min’s LAFC kit to become the best-selling jersey in the worldGLOBAL HOME OF FOOTBALL | All Summer Long | https://t.co/i0K4eUtwwb pic.twitter.com/wAyoctmQlF
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"This is now the second week where we're not just talking about the highest-selling football jersey in MLS," Thorrington said in an interview with talkSPORT.
"It is the highest-selling jersey of any sport in the world right now. I'm talking about Son. If you take from when he signed at LAFC to now, he has sold more jerseys than any athlete in the world."
A true test of Son’s popularity in MLS will come on Saturday as the South Korea icon will play in his first away game with LAFC. Tickets for the New England Revolution’s home game against LAFC have been selling quickly with the entire lower bowl of Gillette Stadium expected to be full.
Per the New England Revolution, LAFC visits this Saturday, with ticket sales surging since Son’s debut against the Chicago Fire.
A full lower bowl and several thousand fans in the 200 level are expected, though the 300 level will likely remain closed.The Revolution’s average… pic.twitter.com/rpEevoe1OV
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LAFC signed Son from Tottenham for an MLS record transfer fee of $26.5 million.
