Lionel Messi Completes Historic MLS Triple Crown in 2025

Lionel Messi has etched his name deeper into Major League Soccer history by becoming the first player ever to win the Golden Boot, the Landon Donovan MVP award, and the MLS Cup in the same season.

The 38-year-old Argentine superstar claimed the 2025 Golden Boot as the league’s leading scorer, secured his second consecutive MVP trophy – a feat never previously accomplished – and capped the campaign by lifting the MLS Cup with Inter Miami CF after a commanding playoff run.

Since arriving in South Florida in July 2023, Messi has transformed Inter Miami and the league’s global profile. In just two-and-a-half seasons, he has recorded more than 50 goals and 30 assists across all MLS competitions, numbers made even more remarkable by multiple injury absences that limited his regular-season appearances.

His 2025 campaign saw him return to full fitness for the decisive stretch, propelling Inter Miami to their second consecutive Supporters’ Shield before delivering the club’s first MLS Cup title. The treble of individual and team honors marks the latest chapter in a career that already includes eight Ballon d’Or awards and a World Cup triumph with Argentina in 2022.Messi’s achievement underscores MLS’s growing competitive stature on the world stage while reaffirming his status as one of football’s all-time greats.