Category: MLS Soccer

In a riveting match that his team very well could have — and maybe should have — lost, Messi assisted on Rodrigo De Paul’s go-ahead goal in the 71st minute and added another assist in the dying moments as Miami defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1.

With star power on both sides, a South Florida stage, and Messi's legacy chapter in play, MLS gets the marquee match it wanted.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 in the MLS Cup Final Saturday, the first for both the player and club.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 in the MLS Cup Final Saturday, the first for both the player and club.

The MLS Cup final between Inter Miami and the Vancouver Whitecaps is Saturday, here's how to tune in.

Saturday's MLS Cup is, unquestionably, as close to a dream scenario as the league and its broadcast partners could have ever concocted.

New Celtic manager may not be a big name but he won over the US league with leadership style and attractive football

Other managers won more in Major League Soccer than Wilfried Nancy. Bruce Arena, say, certainly has a fuller trophy cabinet. Nancy, however, lifted more than just trophies. He lifted standards. At Columbus Crew, he set a benchmark for the rest, showing what was possible even with limited resources. Columbus didn’t have Lionel Messi or Son Heung-min, but they had Nancy as head coach, and that was often enough.

For the past three seasons, the Crew have been the most dynamic, boundary-pushing team in MLS. Nancy’s CF Montreal team weren’t bad either, establishing the style of play that would come to be known as Nancyball. He changed MLS’s managerial landscape for ever. It was only a matter of time until a call came from Europe.

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Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will host Thomas Muller and Vancouver in the 2025 MLS Cup Final. Here's everything to know.

• O’Neill has been in interim charge since Rodgers’ exit

• Celtic move level on points with Hearts after Dundee win

Celtic have appointed Wilfried Nancy, coach of Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer, as their new permanent manager to replace Brendan Rodgers, who was dismissed in October. He has signed a two-and-a-half year contract.

Martin O’Neill signed off his spell as interim manager with a 1-0 home win against Dundee on Wednesday night. The result moved Celtic level on points with Hearts, who remain top of the Scottish Premiership on goal difference despite being held to a 1-1 draw at home against Kilmarnock. Celtic also have a game in hand on their title rivals.

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Lionel Messi set up two late goals as Inter Miami beat Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 in the 2025 MLS Cup Final on Saturday at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

MLS has often struggled to capture the attention of global soccer fans during its first 30 years. But on Saturday, the league has a massive marketing opportunity to showcase itself through a championship game featuring two of the sport’s most decorated global players: Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi and Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s Thomas Müller. After Vancouver …

• Inter Miami ran away from NYC FC in 5-1 win

• Miami will host MLS Cup against San Diego or Vancouver

Lionel Messi will play for another trophy. Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets clearly aren’t ready to begin their retirements, either.

Tadeo Allande scored three goals – Alba and Busquets, a pair of longtime Messi teammates who will retire when this season ends, had the assists on his first two – and Inter Miami topped New York City FC 5-1 on Saturday night for the Eastern Conference title and a berth in the MLS Cup final.

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Inter Miami is headed to the MLS Cup for the first time in franchise history after a completely dominant postseason run.

Inter Miami and NYCFC face off Saturday in the MLS Eastern Conference final in what looks like a classic mismatch.

Steve Cherundolo's stint as LAFC coach ended in a disappointing playoff loss to Vancouver, but the team's roster and culture remains in good shape for 2026.