Overview
- Messi finished with 48 goal contributions, ending one shy of Carlos Vela’s 2019 record, with outlets highlighting his 28 non-penalty goals as a single-season MLS best.
- Inter Miami will host Nashville in Round One of the MLS Cup Playoffs as the Eastern Conference No. 3 seed in a best-of-three series.
- He is the first Inter Miami player to win the MLS Golden Boot, outpacing LAFC’s Denis Bouanga and Nashville’s Sam Surridge, who each scored 24.
- Coverage reports additional milestones, including becoming the fastest to 50 MLS goals in 53 games and setting a mark of 10 multi-goal matches this season.
- Analyses compare his campaign to Vela’s 2019 benchmark and note his ninth career league top-scorer title being reported across outlets.