'Best of the year' is nothing new to Lionel Messi. However, this is the first time that the Argentine superstar has achieved this fame in the United States. Messi won Major League Soccer's (MLS) Most Valuable Player award after his first full season for Inter Miami.
Messi could not play for Inter Miami for almost two months this season due to injury in the Copa America. Still surpasses everyone. In addition to scoring 20 goals in 19 matches this season, he also assisted 16 goals. That is, Messi has contributed to 36 goals. Sufal got the best of the year award.
MLS said in a statement that Messi received the highest number of votes in the race for this award with 34.43 percent. Columbus Crew forward Kucho Hernandez came in second with 33.70 percent of the vote. Meanwhile, Messi became the first player in the history of Inter Miami to become the best player in MLS.
The award is called the 'Landon Donavan MLS Most Valuable Player'. In 2015, the award was named 'Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player' after Los Angeles Galaxy's record scorer and former US star footballer Landon Donovan. Players, media and clubs voted for the best player. Miami won the Supporters' Shield for the first time thanks to Messi. The team also set the record for most points in a season in Major League Soccer.
