US EditionInter Miami's Lionel Messi wins MLS MVP for 2nd straight year
- On Tuesday, Dec. 9, Lionel Messi, Inter Miami CF captain, was named Major League Soccer's 2025 MVP, becoming the first player to win the award consecutively and joining Preki as a two-time winner.
- After a season with 29 goals and 19 assists, Messi's regular-season numbers — 48 goal contributions — helped him win the MLS MVP, the first back-to-back winner in league history.
- The balloting — conducted by MLS players, media and club executives — gave Messi 70.43% of the vote, beating Anders Dreyer, San Diego FC , Denis Bouanga, Los Angeles FC , Evander, FC Cincinnati and Sam Surridge, Nashville SC .
- In the Dec. 6 final Messi provided 2 assists, helping Inter Miami CF secure its third trophy in six seasons and earning MLS Cup MVP honors.
- Signed to a three-year extension, Lionel Messi will stay as Inter Miami CF opens its new stadium near Miami International Airport, adding to his 47 trophies for club and country.
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Lionel Messi wins second consecutive MLS MVP after historic Inter Miami season
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Three days after leading Inter Miami to its first MLS Cup trophy and being awarded the game’s MVP trophy, Lionel Messi made history again.
By Cesar Lopez, CNN en Español. It was an open secret, but the official announcement was still pending. Lionel Messi won the MVP (Most Valuable Player) award for the second consecutive year for the 2025 season. Major League Soccer (MLS) selected the Inter Miami CF forward as the winner of the Landon Donovan Most Valuable Player Award, making him the first player in league history to earn this recognition in two consecutive seasons. In the voting…
Argentine Lionel Messi signed an extraordinary campaign by winning the Golden Boot with 29 goals in only 28 games.
He became the first player on the North American circuit to pick up the exploit for a second consecutive season.
Argentina's superstar Lionel Messi has been selected as the most valuable player of the Major League Soccer (MLS) season for the second consecutive year. No player has yet won the Landon Donovan Award for two consecutive years. Last weekend, the 38-year-old with Inter Miami won the club's first championship title with a 3-1 final against the Vancouver Whitecaps. The MVP Award won only one more player twice with the Serb Predrag "Preki" Radosavlj…
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