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League Scoring Leader Messi Among Mls Best Xi Squad
Lionel Messi leads the 2025 MLS Best XI with 48 goal contributions, joining players from nine clubs selected by media, players, and club technical staff.
- MLS unveiled its 2025 Best XI on Wednesday, naming Lionel Messi and players from nine clubs as the league's top performers after the regular season.
- The Best XI is chosen by votes from media members, MLS players and MLS club technical staffs, recognizing top performers from the 2025 regular season.
- Recording 29 goals and 19 assists, Lionel Messi, Inter Miami CF forward, totaled 48 goal contributions, one shy of Carlos Vela's 49 record; MLS named Denis Bouanga and Anders Dreyer among forwards.
- Supporters' Shield winners Philadelphia Union and the Vancouver Whitecaps each placed two players, while Inter Miami CF had one representative—Lionel Messi—this year.
- The Best XI spans seven countries and features six first-time selections, with ten other players joining Messi, including midfielders Sebastian Berhalter, Evander and Cristian Roldan.
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The Argentine and the Gabonese appeared in the honor box of the regular MLS season; both were the top scorers of the tournament
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League scoring leader Messi among MLS Best XI squad
Lionel Messi, the leading goal scorer in MLS this season, was among players named to the league's Best XI squad on Wednesday, a lineup including six first-time honorees.
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