Lionel Messi may be about to lose an MLS record to Son Heung-min, with the South Korean sparking a shirt sales boom on the back of his LAFC transfer.

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has admitted he is still haunted by his Ballon d’Or disappointment at Bayern Munich. The Poland international was favourite for the 2020 award before it was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and then came second to Lionel Messi in the vote the following year.

Spanish football could be on the brink of a groundbreaking moment and it’s FC Barcelona leading the charge. According to reports in Sport, the Catalan club is pushing for its December league fixture against Villarreal to be staged not in Spain, but under the Florida sun at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. If approved, it would mark the first official La Liga match ever played outside Spain.

The two national teams will meet for the first time since the 2022 Qatar World Cup

It has been nearly 20 years since the DP rule was introduced - and MLS clubs are still figuring out exactly what it is