Nowadays, footballing greatness is often validated by an acronym. Teams can be defined by as little as three letters signifying their most valuable players and the effective synergy between them.
AC Milan may possess an acronym of their own—Su-Ba-Ni—in the near future, thanks to the performances of Suso, Carlos Bacca and M'Baye Niang.
Some of football's finest teams are home to the catchiest of abbreviations. There is perhaps none more instantly recognisable, or as stunningly productive, as Barcelona's MSN, a three-lettered term that now strikes fear into Spanish defences on a frequent basis.
MSN stands for the South American attacking triumvirate of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar.