Messi was named a finalist for the MVP award Thursday along with Los Angeles FC’s Denis Bouanga, San Diego’s Anders Dreyer (San Diego FC), Cincinnati’s Evander and Nashville’s Sam Surridge. The award is expected to be handed out before the MLS Cup final on Dec. 6.

The Danish midfielder was the joint leader in assists and tallied 19 goals. San Diego's 63 points were also a record for an MLS expansion franchise. The club claimed the top seed in the Western Conference, owning the tiebreaker over the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Lionel Messi scored two goals to lead Inter Miami over Nashville SC 3-1 in Game 1 of the first round of the MLS playoffs.

A Miami se le otorgó un penalti tras una mano del hondureño Andy Nájar a los 62 minutos. Messi anotó su segundo tanto del encuentro para empatar 2-2. Cuatro minutos después, el argentino Baltasar Rodríguez dio al Inter Miami una ventaja de 3-2 con un disparo desde el corazón del área.

Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber presented Lionel Messi with the 2025 Golden Boot award Friday before the first game of the Round 1 series between Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC, declaring the forward had reset the trajectory for MLS.

Lionel Messi has once again written his name in the history of world football. After all, the "Goat" reached 890 career goals this Friday (24th), by opening the scoring for Inter Miami against