Son Heung-min bested Lionel Messi in the battle of Major League Soccer's global superstars, setting up a 3-0 win for Los Angeles FC over Inter Miami on the US league's opening weekend.

Inter Miami's eight-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi remains the highest-paid footballer in Major League Soccer with Los Angeles FC's recent arrival Son Heung-min second, according to an updated salary list published on Wednesday.

South Korean star Son Heung-min has not even been officially announced as joining Los Angeles FC of MLS, but excited fans are already waiting to welcome him.

Departing Tottenham captain Son Heung-min was in tears and his team-mates threw him in the air on an emotional evening in his native South Korea on Sunday.

Son Heung-min said he "let my team-mates down" after South Korea stumbled in World Cup qualifying with a 1-1 home draw against Oman.

Son Heung-min dismissed concerns about his form and fitness on Wednesday as he looks to forget his Tottenham woes by firing South Korea to the World Cup.

Son Heung-min slammed Tottenham's lack of focus after Sunday's "painful" 2-1 defeat against lowly Leicester increased the pressure on under-fire boss Ange Postecoglou.

Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min's father and brother have been fined in a child abuse case, South Korean prosecutors told AFP on Friday.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said Son Heung-min's departure for the Asian Cup is a "big loss" as he urged his side to make up for the South Korean's untimely absence.

Son Heung-min was named Tottenham's new captain on Saturday on the day the club's all-time top goalscorer Harry Kane joined Bayern Munich.