U.S. men’s national team goalkeeper Matt Freese kept three clean sheets in five playoff appearances. Meanwhile, Rocco Ríos Novo has two shutouts in five games for Inter Miami. Vancouver Whitecaps’ Yohei Takaoka has just one in the playoffs ahead of the final.

Messi scored one and assisted on three more as Inter Miami crushed Cincinnati 4-0 in their Eastern Conference semifinal.

Mateo Silvetti added a goal of his own and Tadeo Allende recorded a brace, but Sunday was all about Messi, who now has 12 goal contributions in these playoffs, the most in a single MLS postseason ever. Suffice to say, everybody was singing the GOAT's praises after the game:

Even at 38 years old, Lionel Messi is simply unstoppable. He proved that once again in the MLS playoff quarterfinals. With one goal and three assists, 'La Pulga' was responsible for all four goals in

The greatest player in the history of the game continues to place his stamp all over the MLS record book, as Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi builds his case to be the first defending Landon Donovan MLS MVP to capture the award for a second consecutive ...

GOAL looks at the top goal scorers in the MLS in the race for the Golden Boot. The 2025 MLS regular season has come to a conclusion and the Golden Boot race ja neem wpm by none other than superstar Lionel Messi who continued to dazzle for Inter Miami this year.

Welcome back to another edition of our weekly review of the best goalscoring moments from the latest matchday in MLS. As clubs in both the East and the West continue to jockey for position in the fight to reach the 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs, some familiar ...