1 week ago Lionel Messi named 2025 MLS MVP, the second player to win award twice

Inter Miami star scored 29 goals with 19 assistsMessi won MLS Cup MVP in South Florida on SaturdayAfter a season in which he led Inter Miami to the club’s first MLS Cup, Lionel Messi has been named the Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player for the 2025 season. League commissioner Don Garber made the announcement on Tuesday, capping a season in which Messi scored 29 goals with 19 assists in 28 appearances, one short of Carlos Vela’s record for goal contributions in a single season (though Vela’s was done in 31 games).Messi joins Kansas City Wizards legend Preki as the only players to win the MVP award twice, with Messi being the first to win two such awards consecutively. At 38, Messi is not the oldest MVP in MLS history – that distinction also goes to Preki, who was the oldest MVP in the history of North American professional sports when he won the award at age 40 in 2003. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Awkward footage of ‘lost’ Lionel Messi doing the conga with David Beckham emerges at MLS Cup afterparty

LIONEL MESSI awkwardly joined David Beckham in a conga dance after Inter Miami won the MLS Cup. There were jubilant scenes as the Florida outfit won their first MLS title. They beat Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 in the final with Messi producing an assist for his Argentina team-mate Rodrigo De Paul to score. Both players attended...

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1 week ago Emotional David Beckham hugs Lionel Messi as Inter Miami win first MLS title but Wags steal spotlight on historic night

DAVID BECKHAM shared an emotional embrace with Lionel Messi after Inter Miami won their first ever MLS Cup title. Miami beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on a historic night for the club, which was only founded by Beckham in 2018. The Herons went 1-0 up inside the first eight minutes through a Edier Ocampo own...

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1 week ago David Beckham enjoys moment 11 years in the making but awkward problem on show

Inter Miami's 3-1 MLS Cup victory capped an 11-year journey for owner David Beckham, with Lionel Messi playing a key role, but eldest son Brooklyn was missing from family celebrations

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2 w. ago Inter Miami claim MLS Cup as Messi inspires tight win over Vancouver

Messi sparks Miami’s opening goalDe Paul scores 71st-minute winnerInter Miami 3-1 Vancouver – as it happenedAs the confetti flew, the Philip F Anschutz trophy was lifted into the air, and a player commonly thought to be the greatest ever to kick a ball celebrated the 48th title of his professional career, it was nearly impossible to believe that at several points, there were doubts. Serious doubts. Questions, large and small, about this Inter Miami squad, their manager, and nearly every player on the roster other than Lionel Messi.Consider them answered. The Herons are MLS Cup champions after a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps in the last game at their temporary home, Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Next year, they will open their new stadium, Miami Freedom Park, as champions, and will face a high bar to clear to top a turbulent 2025 that saw them play 58 games – an all-time MLS record for games played by a team in a calendar year – for five separate trophies. Continu...

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2 w. ago MLS Cup final: Inter Miami v Vancouver Whitecaps – live buildup

Inter Miami host Vancouver for MLS championshipDrop Beau at line on Bluesky or emailIn a big country, dreams stay with you Or, in this case, two big countries, with the Vancouver Whitecaps representing Canada. These two clubs are in opposite corners of the continent. Unless MLS expands to Alaska or Hawaii, the distance between Miami and Vancouver is about as big as you can get. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Every Lionel Messi v Thomas Müller meeting, ranked from least to most consequential

Two major figures from the last 15 years of global soccer have largely met in big-game contexts. They’ll do so again in MLS Cup on SaturdayThis was the matchup Thomas Müller wanted.“My history with [Messi] forces me to hope for a final against Miami,” the former Bayern Munich and Germany star told Calen Carr in a recent interview previewing the MLS playoffs ahead for his new side, the Vancouver Whitecaps. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Messi v Müller in MLS Cup as Inter Miami and Vancouver Whitecaps advance

Tadeo Allende hat-trick leads Miami to 5-1 win over NYCEarly Vancouver goals sink expansion San Diego FCMLS Cup matchup repeats CCC semi-finalLionel Messi will play for another trophy. Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets clearly aren’t ready to begin their retirements, either.Tadeo Allande scored three goals – Alba and Busquets, a pair of longtime Messi teammates who will retire when this season ends, had the assists on his first two – and Inter Miami topped New York City FC 5-1 on Saturday night for the Eastern Conference title and a berth in the MLS Cup final. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Messi to meet Müller in MLS Cup with Inter Miami set to host Vancouver Whitecaps

Tadeo Allende hat-trick leads Miami to 5-1 win over NYCEarly Vancouver goals sink expansion San Diego FCMLS Cup matchup repeats Concacaf semi-finalLionel Messi will play for another trophy. Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets clearly aren’t ready to begin their retirements, either.Tadeo Allande scored three goals – Alba and Busquets, a pair of longtime Messi teammates who will retire when this season ends, had the assists on his first two – and Inter Miami topped New York City FC 5-1 on Saturday night for the Eastern Conference title and a berth in the MLS Cup final. Continue reading...

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