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Messi eyes third MLS MVP as Sullivan becomes youngest finalist

Lionel Messi has been named an MLS MVP finalist for the third consecutive season, while Philadelphia Union star Cavan Sullivan has become the youngest player ever shortlisted for the award. The 17-year-old USMNT midfielder joins Messi, Nashville SC’s Hany Mukhtar, FC Cincinnati’s Evander and Houston Dynamo’s Guilherme among the five finalists announced by MLS on Thursday.

Messi effect sees Inter Miami dominate 2026 MLS attendance records

Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi continues to draw massive crowds across North America after the Florida club featured in eight of the 10 highest-attended MLS fixtures of 2026. Official regular-season figures released by the league also revealed that two of the Herons' road trips rank among the three largest single-match attendances in history.

An African star leaves the American league quickly after "being humiliated"

Congolese striker Cedric Bakambu's spell in Major League Soccer has come to an early end, after he announced his departure from San Diego FC just two months after joining the team.

In the presence of Zohran Mamdani: Laporta flies to America to take part in honouring the "best player in history"

A press report has revealed that Joan Laporta, the president of Barcelona, will travel to America next Friday on a very special mission.

Lionel Messi Inter Miami 2026 MLS goal celebration

MLS viewership surges 93%, social engagement hits record high

Major League Soccer reported a 93 percent increase in weekly live match viewership in 2026, averaging an estimated 7.2 million gross viewers across streaming and TV. The league also recorded 838 million social media engagements and drew more than 11.2 million fans, while younger audiences on FOX and FS1 grew following the World Cup.

Playoff-less in NYC: Can NYCFC, Red Bulls win back the city?

With neither MLS club making the playoffs and USL teams struggling to make an impact, the city needs a shot in the arm to revitalize its soccer scene

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	Novo Hamburgo	11	7	2	2	19	9	10	23	W D D L L
2	Cruzeiro RS	11	5	5	1	13	9	4	20	W W W D W
3	Caxias	11	5	4	2	16	9	7	19	D W D W L
4	Gremio	11	4	5	2	16	9	7	17	L W D D D
5	Veranopolis	11	3	6	2	9	8	1	15	L D D D W

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