Messi becomes first back-to-back MLS Golden Boot winner
Lionel Messi has won Major League Soccer’s Golden Boot for a second year running, becoming the first player to finish top of the league’s scoring chart in consecutive seasons.
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Lionel Messi has become Major League Soccer’s top scorer for a second consecutive year, the first player to achieve the feat, after scoring 26 goals for Inter Miami in 34 regular-season matches.
The 39-year-old was awarded the league’s Golden Boot, according to a report by Dutch news agency ANP. He finished four goals ahead of Petar Musa of FC Dallas, who scored 22.
Messi did not score in Inter Miami’s final regular-season match, a 3–3 draw with Charlotte FC, but provided two assists. Miami finished second in the Eastern Conference, behind Nashville SC, which set an MLS record with 77 points.
The MLS season now moves into the play-offs, where teams compete for the title. Messi played what a recent report described as his final international match for Argentina in October.
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