Lionel Messi was named to the MLS Best XI of the 2025 season. The Inter Miami superstar is expected to become the first back-to-back MVP in league history.

Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi and teammate Rodrigo De Paul, whose club is in the first round of the MLS playoffs, have been selected for their home country Argentina's friendly match against Angola next week.

Martino has been out of a job since he left Inter Miami at the end of last season. The Argentine cited “personal reasons” as the determining factor behind his sudden departure after the Herons suffered a shock Round One exit to Atlanta in the MLS Cup playoffs.

Messi scored two goals in the second half (74’ and 86’) and assisted Baltasar Rodríguez before halftime (43’), while Luis Suarez scored a penalty goal as Inter Miami beat New York City FC 4-0 at Citi Field.

Five first-round series will come down to a decisive third game, including Messi and Miami being on the brink of another shock exit

Sure, Bayern Munich has decimated every squad that has gotten in its way, even Club World Cup winner Chelsea. But beating Paris Saint-Germain — the reigning UCL titleholders — now, that would be something to behold and would instantly confirm the suspicion that Bayern Munich is an unstoppable force.