After winning the title with Inter Miami, Lionel Messi named MLS MVP | OneFootball

With a 3-1 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps as visitors, Inter Miami claimed the MLS playoff trophy and, for the first time in their history, won the league championship, after falling just short in 2024 when they won the Supporters’ Shield.

Days after this new title for the Argentine, the official MLS account announced on its social media that Messi was chosen as the MVP of the tournament, marking a historic milestone for the league, as he is the first player to win it two years in a row.

“Back to back. Lionel Messi is the 2025 MLS MVP. The first to achieve it,” was the post from the American league to announce that the 37-year-old forward was chosen as the most valuable player of the tournament after leading his team to glory.

After this news broke, Messi attended the awards ceremony, where he received the trophy for the second consecutive season and spoke to express his happiness at ending the year in the best possible way with the Herons.

Lionel Messi’s numbers for the season

Throughout the 2025 MLS season, the 38-year-old Argentine forward played a total of 34 matches, in which he scored 35 goals and provided 23 assists. In addition, he received three yellow cards in 2,960 minutes on the field.

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