LAFC’s signing of South Korean star Son Heung-min earlier this month is a significant coup not only for the staff. It’s additionally the most recent in a spate of acquisitions that has introduced an unprecedented degree of expertise and a spotlight to MLS because the league nears the top of its thirtieth anniversary season.
Since Lionel Messi joined Inter Miami shortly after successful the 2022 World Cup, MLS has welcomed greater than two dozen world standouts, from World Cup champions Hugo Lloris, Olivier Giroud, Rodrigo De Paul and Thomas Mueller to Germany’s Marco Reus and Uruguay’s Luis Suárez.
Some had been a bit previous their prime however others, together with Messi, have confirmed to be dominant MLS gamers. The addition of Son, arguably the very best Asian participant of all time, opens a brand new chapter for the league and U.S. soccer because the nation prepares to welcome the World Cup again subsequent summer season.
With that as a backdrop, right here’s one man’s checklist of the ten most vital signings in MLS historical past:
