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Messi hits his best form since leaving BarcelonaEven with half the year still to go, Lionel Messi has already outscored his total from last season and is enjoying arguably his best run of form since leaving Barcelona.The last time La Pulga hit 30+
With the MLS transfer window opening Thursday, ESPN looks back at some of the best and worst big-money signings in league history.
Another week of MLS is in the books, and once again Lionel Messi and Evander are amid the top players from the weekend. For Messi, it looked like a fifth straight brace, while Evander scored another world-class strike in a loss to Columbus Crew SC.
Lionel Messi continued his superhuman form Saturday night at Chase Stadium, logging a brace for a record fifth-consecutive MLS match to help Inter Miami CF dispatch Nashville SC, 2-1, and end the visitors' league-best 15-match unbeaten run across all competitions.
Two of MLS' best teams clash Wednesday night as a red-hot Lionel Messi and Inter Miami visit FC Cincinnati. What to know to watch the game.
The 2025 MLS season rolled on with another busy week in the middle of the summer with several teams taking on two games this week.
Lionel Messi, 38, had played 90-plus minutes in 14 consecutive games heading into Saturday’s home game against Nashville SC.