Lionel Messi is the only player to ever win both of these iconic awards originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. 2025 MLS season has been another chapter of record-breaking consistency from football’s most decorated player.

Nashville SC fell 5-2 Lionel Messi and Inter Miami on MLS Decision Day. Nashville will now face Miami again in the first-round of the MLS playoffs.

Lionel Messi secured the 2025 MLS Golden Boot presented by Audi on Saturday, scoring a hat-trick and orchestrating Inter Miami CF's dominant 5-2 Decision Day win at Nashville SC with a singularly brilliant performance.

Lionel Messi has been named MLS Player of the Matchday for the final weekend of the regular season after a dominant performance in Inter Miami’s 5–2 win over Nashville SC.The Argentine superstar

Lionel Messi has contributed to more goals in the 2025 Major League Soccer season than 11 teams have scored in the league.

With Messi scoring a hat trick and Sam Surridge also scoring for Nashville, that could be a blockbuster of a playoff series as Miami will have the added mental boost of defeating Nashville to close out the season.

Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi had a hat trick on the final day of MLS' regular season to clinch the 2025 MLS Golden Boot award.

Lionel Messi is “nearing the end of a wonderful story”, admits Javier Saviola, but the Argentine GOAT is considered to have one more World Cup left in him. Messi has played cards close to his chest regarding possible involvement at the 2026 finals,