Lionel Messi has "reset the trajectory for Major League Soccer", according the league's commissioner Don Garber.

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.

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.

Messi magic in Game One! 💥 What a start for @InterMiamiCF. // Audi MLS Cup Playoffs pic.twitter.com/6ugOORVHGT Miami were able to ride that goal to a halftime lead, which put them 45 minutes closer to defeating Nashville SC in this best-of-three series,

Messi led the league for shots, through balls and big chances created, outperforming his expected goals by more than six. He’s 13 goals over ‘average’ since joining Miami, keeping up the kind of finishing overperformance that has been a through line across his career.

A rather promising player, this Messi.On the night from Friday to Saturday, Inter Miami faced Nashville in the first round of the MLS playoffs.The Herons could, of course, count on Lionel Messi, who

After Lionel Messi's contract extension with Inter Miami, many were quite surprised by the contract duration. The Argentine will continue until the end of 2028. In line with Messi's decision, we've