Leading Inter Miami to a record-breaking regular season campaign earned Lionel Messi the title of Major League Soccer‘s Most Valuable Player on Friday.
After his contributions helped Miami achieve a record regular season points total and win its first-ever Supporters Shield, the Argentine superstar was presented with the award.
The 37-year-old mastermind concluded the regular season with 20 goals and 16 assists, good for a league-high 36 goal contributions.
Despite having an injury-plagued season in which he only made 19 games this year, Messi was named MVP.
Following a shocking first-round loss in the MLS Cup playoffs, Miami and Messi’s season finally came to an end.
After Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Christian Gomez, Luciano Acosta, and Diego Valeri, Messi is the fifth Argentinean to earn MVP and the tenth South American.
