INTERludes: Messi, Suarez jerseys top Major League Soccer sales; GOAT meets legend

Inter Miami, Seattle each have four jerseys in MLS' top 25 sales list

To absolutely nobody's surprise, the jerseys of four Inter Miami CF players are among Major League Soccer's list of the top 25 best-selling shirts of 2025, including Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez at numbers one and two. Their former Barcelona and current Herons teammate Sergio Busquets is 16th, and Benjamin Cremaschi is 23rd.

Seattle also has four jerseys on the list: Jordan Morris (6th), Pedro de la Vega (14th), with Albert Rusnák (24th) and Jesús Ferreira (25th). No other team has more than two jerseys represented. The full list:

1. Lionel Messi - Inter Miami CF
2. Luis Suárez - Inter Miami CF
3. Miguel Almirón - Atlanta United
4. Hirving “Chucky” Lozano - San Diego FC
5. Darlington Nagbe - Columbus Crew
6. Jordan Morris - Seattle Sounders FC
7. Wilfried Zaha - Charlotte FC
8. Diego Chara - Portland Timbers
9. Patrick Agyemang - Charlotte FC
10. Diego Rossi - Columbus Crew
11. Ashley Westwood - Charlotte FC
12. Luca Orellano - FC Cincinnati
13. Denis Bouanga - LAFC
14. Pedro de la Vega - Seattle Sounders FC
15. Marco Reus - LA Galaxy
16. Sergio Busquets - Inter Miami CF
17. Christian Benteke - D.C. United
18. Cavan Sullivan - Philadelphia Union
19. Olivier Giroud - LAFC
20. Riqui Puig - LA Galaxy
21. Emmanuel Latte Lath - Atlanta United
22. Kévin Denkey - FC Cincinnati
23. Benjamin Cremaschi - Inter Miami CF
24. Albert Rusnák - Seattle Sounders FC
25. Jesús Ferreira - Seattle Sounders FC

From one legendary No. 10 to another: Messi meets Roberto Baggio

Baggio visits Miami for Club World Cup opening

Several outlets, including Goal.com and Yahoo.com, reported on Lionel Messi meeting Roberto Baggio, an Italian legend who played a false striker/attacking midfielder role similar to the Argentine icon.

According to Goal, Messi's Instagram message to Baggio reads: "What a wonderful visit! Thank you, Roberto, for this special and meaningful gift and for the wonderful conversation we shared. You're a star and a historic football legend. It will always be a pleasure to welcome you whenever you want to come and see us!"

The Yahoo translation uses the word "Crack" instead of "star" and explained that a Crack is a Spanish term for a top player. Yahoo also provided more information about Baggio:

"Baggio won the Ballon d’Or and FIFA Best Men’s Player awards in 1993, along with two Serie A titles, a Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.

"He took Italy to the 1994 World Cup Final and was in the team that took third place in the 1990 World Cup.

"Nicknamed The Divine Ponytail over his hairstyle in the 1990s, Baggio amassed 56 senior Italy caps in his career, with 27 goals and 14 assists.

"Baggio said a few years ago that the player he most would’ve liked to share the field with was Leo Messi.

“'Leo Messi is the best in the world. When he decides to score a goal, he scores it. I would’ve loved to have played alongside him. In fact, I’d still like that today.'”