A Lionel Messi-inspired Inter Miami have already lifted silverware in 2024, securing the Supporters’ Shield earlier this month after finishing top of Major League Soccer’s overall standings, but there is still work to do if they are to be crowned champions.
A Lionel Messi-inspired Inter Miami have already lifted silverware in 2024, securing the Supporters' Shield after finishing top of Major League Soccer's regular-season standings, but there is still work to be done if they are to be crowned champions.In MLS, though, as is the case in American sports generally, the champion is not the team that tops the regular season standings but the team that wins the post-season play-offs, which begin this week.
But this has led to a backlash against some aspects of 'Messi mania' from fans of other teams as most of the attention on the league falls, perhaps understandably, on Inter Miami and the Argentine superstar. If Inter Miami go all the way, it will be one of the most keenly anticipated MLS Cup finals of all time, at least for those looking to attend the game itself.
He has mucked in with the whole group, from supporting youth players such as Brighton-bound 21-year-old Diego Gomez and 19-year-old local youth product Benjamin Cremaschi, to forming familiar partnerships with Suarez, Busquets, and Alba. An injury Messi picked up at the Copa America meant he missed the entirety of the 2024 Leagues Cup, in which Inter Miami were knocked out by Columbus Crew in the last 16, plus an additional four games in MLS.
Challengers for the league's individual awards will also come from these teams. Coach of the year will be between Nancy and Martino, MVP will be between Messi and the Crew's former Watford striker, Cucho Hernandez, while newcomer of the year will likely be one of Suarez or LA Galaxy's brilliant Brazilian winger, Gabriel Pec.
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