Messi, Son Heung-Min top MLS jersey list; Balogun added to Monaco squad
Messi leads the league’s most-popular jerseys for a fourth straight season, while Monaco adds Folarin Balogun to its Conference League roster after his first goal.
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Messi and Son lead MLS jersey sales, while Mukhtar makes top 10
Lionel Messi had Major League Soccer’s most-popular jersey for the fourth consecutive season, with Son Heung-Min second and Thomas Müller third, MLSsoccer.com reported. Robert Lewandowski ranked fourth and Antoine Griezmann fifth, completing the top five.
Chicago Fire FC reported that Lewandowski’s jersey has been the league’s top-selling since his June arrival. Nashville SC’s Hany Mukhtar ranked ninth, his third appearance in the league’s top 10, according to the club.
Monaco adds Folarin Balogun to its Conference League squad
Monaco added United States striker Folarin Balogun to its Conference League squad, according to ESPN, which found his name on the roster listed on UEFA’s website on Tuesday. Ansu Fati, sidelined with an injury, was removed from the list.
Balogun has played five times as a substitute this season and scored his first goal in a 3-1 defeat at Paris FC on Sunday. He had been left off Monaco’s original squad while the club considered whether he might move to a league whose transfer window was still open, ESPN reported.
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