MLS averaged 3.7 million live match viewers a week in 2025, the league said Thursday as Lionel Messi led jersey sales for the third straight season.

The Danish midfielder was the joint leader in assists and tallied 19 goals. San Diego's 63 points were also a record for an MLS expansion franchise. The club claimed the top seed in the Western Conference, owning the tiebreaker over the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Soccer legend Lionel Messi says “the decision was easy” when it came to extending his contract with Inter Miami through the 2028 Major League Soccer season. The World Cup champion sat down in a rare and exclusive interview with NBC Nightly News’ Tom Llamas just days before the announcement,

Ex-Barcelona chief reveals Lionel Messi anger over his and Neymar's exit originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. parted ways with in 2021 after over two decades at the Catalan club, due to financial and structural obstacles posed by La Liga regulations.

Throughout their legendary careers, neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo ever managed to amass 20 club goals in just a dozen outings. Ronaldo came close in 2014–15, hittin