Messi first in MLS history to win Golden Boot twice in a row
According to the results of the regular championship, Lionel Messi scored 26 goals. He is also the sixth player to receive this award twice
Argentine Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi became the top scorer of the regular championship of the North American Major Football League (MLS) in 2026.
At the end of the championship, the 39-year-old Argentine scored 26 goals in 31 matches. In the race for the MLS Golden Boot, Messi outscored Croat Petar Musa of Dallas (22 goals) and Englishman Sam Sarridge of Nashville (21).
Messi became the first player in the history of MLS, who two years in a row became the top scorer of the league. He also became the sixth player to win the league's Golden Boot twice.
"Inter Miami" took second place in the Eastern Conference on the results of the regular championship and reached the MLS playoffs. In the first round, the team will play against Columbus Crewe in a series of up to two wins.
In 2026, Messi finished his career with Argentina, having played a farewell match on October 7. For the national team, he played 208 games and scored 126 goals.
Together with the national team, Messi won two Copa America (2021, 2024), the World Cup (2022) and Finalissima (2022), and also won silver medals at the World Championships in 2014 and 2026.
