The 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs are here, and Lionel Messi is red hot as Inter Miami enters the postseason in search of their first MLS Cup.

The Herons finished just shy of the Supporters’ Shield, missing out on the top points total by a single point, as Messi rang up a league-best 29 goals and second-best 16 assists despite playing in just 28 league games. He also grabbed three assists and a goal in their 4-0 shellacking of FC Cincinnati in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

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Yet that’s not the only big story involving a big-name import in a big city. Longtime Tottenham Hotspur forward Heung-min Son and LAFC are on the other side of the bracket were working toward an MLS Cup of their own until they ran into Thomas Muller and the Vanco

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