Messi extends MLS record with double
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Lionel Messi is having another standout season in Major League Soccer. He’s the overwhelming betting favorite to win another MLS MVP award. However, there’s a guy in America’s Finest City who’s putting together one heck of a bid to steal the trophy.
Lionel Messi scored twice for the fifth successive MLS match as Inter Miami beat in-form Nashville 2-1. Messi stretched his league record for consecutive multi-goal games with an effort in each half as Miami ended their visitors’ 15-match unbeaten run.
With all three participating MLS clubs having exited the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Lionel Messi's Inter Miami is set to return to league action on Matchday 22 - their first regular-season match since May.
Lionel Messi scored a brace against New England in Inter Miami's 2-1 win in Major League Soccer on Wednesday. He has now scored 58 goals for Inter Miami since 2023. In the ongoing season, he has scored 14 goals.
Messi has 19 goal contributions in 14 games this season, but another important stat should make him the MVP favorite.