It isn’t shocking to see Lionel Messi all over 2025 Topps Now MLS’s checklist. He’s been the MLS Player of the Matchday a league-leading four times in 2025 and his 23 goal-contributions in MLS is good for a tie for the second-most in the league entering Matchday 26.

Lionel Messi is playing his second full MLS season with Inter Miami, and he has already found himself at the top of the league. The FIFA World Cup winner has played 17 matches and finds himself at the top of the MLS scoring table with 16 goals.

David Beckham has delivered an update on Inter Miami’s new stadium, but questions continue to be asked of whether Lionel Messi will play there.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Lionel Messi Eyes Career-First Milestone in Race to Score Against Every MLS Side. In just two years in a pink shirt, Lionel Messi is closing in on scoring against every MLS team, with FC Cincinnati next up for the Inter Miami forward.

De Paul's contract will expire in 2027 rather than 2026 since Atleti activated his one-year option in order to negotiate some of the deal's important terms.

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