Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have won their first MLS Cup, defeating the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on Saturday. Messi, who joined the team 2 1/2 years ago, set up the winning goal with a 72nd-minute assist. This victory marks Inter Miami as the 16th franchise to win an MLS title in the league's 30-year history.
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And then finally, an actual World Cup drawRaccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floorMysterious googly eyes go viral after appearing on public art in OregonWorkers turn to 'polyworking' to combat frozen salaries and inflationDemocrats are becoming a force in traditionally conservative The VillagesDecades-old palm trees in Rio de Janeiro flower for the first — and only — timeFaulty glucose monitors linked to 7 deaths and more than 700 injuries, FDA warnsWhere the blame will fall if ACA subsidies expire, according to a new pollOne Tech Tip: Up your Christmas shopping game with AI toolsYoung adults are waiting in line to worship at this fast-growing Atlanta churchHonduras continúa en espera: conservador Nasralla sigue encabezabdo ligeramente liza presidencialSportsInter Miami midfielder Rodrigo de Paul celebrates a goal with forward Lionel Messi and defender Jordi Alba during the second half of the MLS Cup final soccer match against the Vancouver Whitecaps Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Inter Miami forwards Lionel Messi and Tadeo Allende celebrate after Vancouver Whitecaps defender Édier Ocampo scored an own goal during the first half of the MLS Cup final soccer match Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi kicks a corner kicks during the first half of the MLS Cup final soccer match against the Vancouver Whitecaps Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Vancouver Whitecaps’ Ali Ahmed celebrates his goal against Inter Miami with Andres Cubas during the second half of the MLS Cup final soccer match, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. Inter Miami midfielder Rodrigo de Paul celebrates a goal with forward Lionel Messi and defender Jordi Alba during the second half of the MLS Cup final soccer match against the Vancouver Whitecaps Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Inter Miami midfielder Rodrigo de Paul celebrates a goal with forward Lionel Messi and defender Jordi Alba during the second half of the MLS Cup final soccer match against the Vancouver Whitecaps Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Inter Miami forwards Lionel Messi and Tadeo Allende celebrate after Vancouver Whitecaps defender Édier Ocampo scored an own goal during the first half of the MLS Cup final soccer match Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Inter Miami forwards Lionel Messi and Tadeo Allende celebrate after Vancouver Whitecaps defender Édier Ocampo scored an own goal during the first half of the MLS Cup final soccer match Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi kicks a corner kicks during the first half of the MLS Cup final soccer match against the Vancouver Whitecaps Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi kicks a corner kicks during the first half of the MLS Cup final soccer match against the Vancouver Whitecaps Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Vancouver Whitecaps’ Ali Ahmed celebrates his goal against Inter Miami with Andres Cubas during the second half of the MLS Cup final soccer match, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. Vancouver Whitecaps’ Ali Ahmed celebrates his goal against Inter Miami with Andres Cubas during the second half of the MLS Cup final soccer match, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lionel Messi’s legacy was long secured when he came to Inter Miami and joined Major League Soccer. He’d won a World Cup, won dozens of trophies, was generally considered the greatest player in the sport’s history.Messi and Inter Miami have completed their ascent, beating the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on Saturday in the MLS Cup final for the franchise’s first championship. It came 2 1/2 years after the legend arrivedHe set up the title-clinching goal with a 72nd-minute assist to Rodrigo De Paul, a play where Messi stole the ball and threaded a pass through a tiny gap in a wall of Vancouver defenders. De Paul got it in stride, pushed it into the far corner of the net — and Messi went airborne to hop into his arms a few seconds later, all smiles. And as the final minutes ticked away, Inter Miami’s pink-clad fans — most wearing Messi’s No. 10 on their backs — stood and stomped and cheered. South Florida has seen NFL and NBA and Major League Baseball and NHL titles in the past. It’s a soccer town now, too. Messi made that happen. Tadeo Allende scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time — off another Messi assist, of course — to make it 3-1. Inter Miami became the 16th franchise in the league’s 30-year history to win an MLS title. And this extends a run of parity for MLS, which has seen five different franchises win championships in the last five years and eight franchises claim a title in the last nine seasons — only Columbus has won twice in that span.
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