Lionel Messi took center stage in Inter Miami’s 4-0 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday evening, strengthening his case to be crowned MLS Most Valuable Player for a record-equaling second time.
Despite having been called up for Argentina’s game against Venezuela at Hard Rock Stadium on Friday, Messi opted to stay with Inter Miami. He scored twice and provided an incisive pass to set up Jordi Alba’s goal, taking him to 26 goals and 15 assists for the season.
With one game to go Messi leads the Golden Boot rankings and he is the favorite to clinch the MLS MVP award for a second straight season. Doing so would make him the first player to retain the award and only the second in the 30-year history of the MLS to win it twice.
The only previous repeat winner won his awards in the early years of MLS and had a nomadic career that took him from Belgrade to the Kansas City, via two spells in the Premier League.
Predrag Radosavljević, widely known as Preki, began his professional career with Red Star Belgrade in his native Serbia before moving to the United States to join indoor team Tacoma Stars. He had a prolific seven years in the United Soccer League before spells with Everton and Portsmouth in England.
In 1996 he returned to the U.S. to join the Kansas City Wizards for the inaugural season of MLS. He was crowned MLS Most Valuable Player for the first time in 1997 and went on to lead the Wizards to the MLS Cup and the Supporters’ Shield in 2000.
Preki spent a year with the Miami Fusion before returning to Kansas City and was once again one of the league’s top players. In 2003, at the age of 40, he won the MLS Golden Boot and was crowned MVP for a second time.
The Serbian midfielder retired at the end of the 2004 season and no player since has managed to match his record of two MLS MVP awards. This year, more than two decades on, Lionel Messi may finally be the player to replicate that incredible feat.
bedcdepuz
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he was gifted the first one
hadaclmsuz
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Mls Team Force Full Give Golden Ball To Messi Because His Close With 22 Goal Los Angles Player Denis Bouanga Not Player His last 2 Matches If He Players 2 Matches He Score Most Goal In Mls That's Why His Team Los Angles Not Player His Last 2 Matches Mls Is Cheter League
look at what you are typing bc of hate you are just misbehaving typing rubbish
Vewbcmopsz
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Mls Team Force Full Give Golden Ball To Messi Because His Close With 22 Goal Los Angles Player Denis Bouanga Not Player His last 2 Matches If He Players 2 Matches He Score Most Goal In Mls That's Why His Team Los Angles Not Player His Last 2 Matches Mls Is Cheter League
spoken too hard English to understand
hiceknorsy
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Inter Miami.
Truthishere
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Mls Team Force Full Give Golden Ball To Messi Because His Close With 22 Goal Los Angles Player Denis Bouanga Not Player His last 2 Matches If He Players 2 Matches He Score Most Goal In Mls That's Why His Team Los Angles Not Player His Last 2 Matches Mls Is Cheter League
And should we tell you how many matches Messi missed through international duties and injuries?Stupid!
Yahknpruyz
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Mls Team Force Full Give Golden Ball To Messi Because His Close With 22 Goal Los Angles Player Denis Bouanga Not Player His last 2 Matches If He Players 2 Matches He Score Most Goal In Mls That's Why His Team Los Angles Not Player His Last 2 Matches Mls Is Cheter League
But Your Messi Win World Cup In Penalty So Why Messi Fan Say Messi Win World Cup So Messi Is Real Goat Not Ronaldo
Zucdeimou
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And After checking goal records for both last year and this year, we realized he's never the top goalscorer but all were just MARKETING
fool that's top scorer makes most valuable player or best player? talk with sense and knowledge okay 👍
Wiyikmtz
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Mls Team Force Full Give Golden Ball To Messi Because His Close With 22 Goal Los Angles Player Denis Bouanga Not Player His last 2 Matches If He Players 2 Matches He Score Most Goal In Mls That's Why His Team Los Angles Not Player His Last 2 Matches Mls Is Cheter League
See the rubbish grammar wey he use type nonsense
cgghn1247
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oh really that's an unfair winner
jozabdnouz
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Mls Team Force Full Give Golden Ball To Messi Because His Close With 22 Goal Los Angles Player Denis Bouanga Not Player His last 2 Matches If He Players 2 Matches He Score Most Goal In Mls That's Why His Team Los Angles Not Player His Last 2 Matches Mls Is Cheter League
Denis Bouanga scored a lot of penalties
Yahknpruyz
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Mls Team Force Full Give Golden Ball To Messi Because His Close With 22 Goal Los Angles Player Denis Bouanga Not Player His last 2 Matches If He Players 2 Matches He Score Most Goal In Mls That's Why His Team Los Angles Not Player His Last 2 Matches Mls Is Cheter League
You Are Wrong Ronaldo Fans Not Hate Messi But Most Of Messi Fan Hate Ronaldo
Yahknpruyz
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Mls Team Force Full Give Golden Ball To Messi Because His Close With 22 Goal Los Angles Player Denis Bouanga Not Player His last 2 Matches If He Players 2 Matches He Score Most Goal In Mls That's Why His Team Los Angles Not Player His Last 2 Matches Mls Is Cheter League
But Messi Fans Says Messi Is Goat So Why Any Low Level Player Tough Fight To Golden Ball To Fake Goat Mls Most Of Player Lough Fight To Messi For Golden Ball Most Of Mls Players Unknown Many Football Fan Not Knows Ther Names Mls Is Low Level League
Dobcdikmp
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Mls Team Force Full Give Golden Ball To Messi Because His Close With 22 Goal Los Angles Player Denis Bouanga Not Player His last 2 Matches If He Players 2 Matches He Score Most Goal In Mls That's Why His Team Los Angles Not Player His Last 2 Matches Mls Is Cheter League
pls so u understood the nonsense he wrote
poyadtuy
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Mls Team Force Full Give Golden Ball To Messi Because His Close With 22 Goal Los Angles Player Denis Bouanga Not Player His last 2 Matches If He Players 2 Matches He Score Most Goal In Mls That's Why His Team Los Angles Not Player His Last 2 Matches Mls Is Cheter League
Correct your English first
FootballGoat1
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His first season does he deserve it, as he was not the highest goal scorer or highest assist provider
Ronaldo without goals is useless but Messi can run the game even without goals that's the difference😉
Notabckm
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His first season does he deserve it, as he was not the highest goal scorer or highest assist provider
but are u ok? they said last season not his first season please. Read again
Football_Messi
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Mls Team Force Full Give Golden Ball To Messi Because His Close With 22 Goal Los Angles Player Denis Bouanga Not Player His last 2 Matches If He Players 2 Matches He Score Most Goal In Mls That's Why His Team Los Angles Not Player His Last 2 Matches Mls Is Cheter League
someone who played more matches than messi n scored less.. knowing the fact that messi at least better than an unknown plr u r supporting that unknown plr.. unbelievable.. I mean anything messi wins u have to have issue with it. bro hating is something else this is insanity.. honestly I know it's bcz Ronaldo couldn't win anything in last 6 years for the club.. but still we know surely he is one of the top5 greatest ever.. don't just hate blindly
Yahknpruyz
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Mls Team Force Full Give Golden Ball To Messi Because His Close With 22 Goal Los Angles Player Denis Bouanga Not Player His last 2 Matches If He Players 2 Matches He Score Most Goal In Mls That's Why His Team Los Angles Not Player His Last 2 Matches Mls Is Cheter League
Raaz3
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And After checking goal records for both last year and this year, we realized he's never the top goalscorer but all were just MARKETING
it would have been better if u used motm awards and G/A stats as well.
Rotcdelmst
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yy you have received 9972
luuilnpstu
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And After checking goal records for both last year and this year, we realized he's never the top goalscorer but all were just MARKETING
luuilnpstu
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watch how he plays football
another...[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
bosbiklprs
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His first season does he deserve it, as he was not the highest goal scorer or highest assist provider
watch how he plays football
Puzbdlsy
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His first season does he deserve it, as he was not the highest goal scorer or highest assist provider
sawaclmorz
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Akamu.... / Y@ma - Yama.....!! Penalty No Be Goal..... Na Everybody Feel. Play Am...?
Sekadnpru
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This is why he is the football Messiah, LAPULGA IS INDEED THE GOAT.
Sovoty
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Someone says records follow him, but here is Messi who doesn't say anything but yet records surely follow him. Imagining breaking a record that has stayed for 30 yrs unbroken. Just like that 80 plus goal record that stayed for more than 40yrs until Messi scored 92 goals to break it. Those are the records.
Jabacnostu
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Wherever Messi goes the records falls...he is the greatest player to ever grace the pitch. The GOAT for million reasons!!!