Messi wins second straight MLS Golden Boot, Nashville set record
- ✦Ian Fray, Luis Suarez and Rodrigo De Paul racked up three first-half strikes for Inter Miami before Liel Abada’s brace soon after the break sparked a comeback sealed by Rodolfo Aloko’s late strike.
- The Argentine superstar did not score but set up the first two goals at Miami’s Nu Stadium, both from corners, to help procure his club a home-field advantage for the first two playoff rounds.
- Inter Miami’s Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi prepares to take a corner kick during a Major League Soccer (MLS) regular season football match between Inter Miami CF and Charlotte CF at Nu Stadium in Miami, Florida, on November 7, 2026. (Photo by Giorgio VIERA / AFP) AInter Miami’s Lionel Messi won his second consecutive MLS Golden Boot award on Saturday after the defending champions took second place in the Eastern Conference with a wasteful 3-3 draw against Charlotte on the final day of the regular season.
- Ian Fray, Luis Suarez and Rodrigo De Paul racked up three first-half strikes for Inter Miami before Liel Abada’s brace soon after the break sparked a comeback sealed by Rodolfo Aloko’s late strike.
AInter Miami's Lionel Messi won his second consecutive MLS Golden Boot award on Saturday after the defending champions took second place in the Eastern Conference with a wasteful 3-3 draw against Charlotte on the final day of the regular season.
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The Argentine superstar did not score but set up the first two goals at Miami’s Nu Stadium, both from corners, to help procure his club a home-field advantage for the first two playoff rounds.
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Inter Miami’s Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi prepares to take a corner kick during a Major League Soccer (MLS) regular season football match between Inter Miami CF and Charlotte CF at Nu Stadium in Miami, Florida, on November 7, 2026. (Photo by Giorgio VIERA / AFP) AInter Miami’s Lionel Messi won his second consecutive MLS Golden Boot award on Saturday after the defending champions took second place in the Eastern Conference with a wasteful 3-3 draw against Charlotte on the final day of the regular season.
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Inter Miami’s Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi prepares to take a corner kick during a Major League Soccer (MLS) regular season football match between Inter Miami CF and Charlotte CF at Nu Stadium in Miami, Florida, on November 7, 2026. (Photo by Giorgio VIERA / AFP) AInter Miami’s Lionel Messi won his second consecutive MLS Golden Boot award on Saturday after the defending champions took second place in the Eastern Conference with a wasteful 3-3 draw against Charlotte on the final day of the regular season.
