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Messi nominated for a third MLS MVP award
Lionel Messi is nominated for MLS MVP again, giving him a chance to win the award for a third time.
The Argentine star would be the first player to win three MLS MVP awards.
A German player is also on the list of nominees, though the source does not name him.
MLS is Major League Soccer, the league in which Messi is seeking another individual honour.
The nomination marks another milestone in his career.
The award winner has not yet been announced in the information available here.
Lionel Messi was named a finalist for the 2026 Major League Soccer MVP award.
He is seeking to become the first player to win the award three times and the first to win it in three consecutive years.
Messi won the award in 2024 and 2025 and scored 26 goals in the 2026 regular season.
The other finalists are Evander, Guilherme, Hany Mukhtar and 17-year-old Cavan Sullivan.
Sullivan is the youngest player in MLS history to be named an MVP finalist.
Winners will be announced during the playoffs, which begin on Nov. 19.
- Who
- Lionel Messi, captain of Inter Miami, and four other finalists: Evander, Guilherme, Hany Mukhtar and Cavan Sullivan.
- What
- Messi was named a finalist for the 2026 MLS MVP award. He is seeking a third win.
- When
- The finalists were announced on Nov. 12, 2026.
- Where
- Major League Soccer.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Messi won the MLS MVP award.
Messi won the award again.
Cavan Sullivan scored against Mexico and became the youngest goalscorer in USMNT history.
Messi and four other players were named finalists for the 2026 MLS MVP award.
The MLS playoffs are scheduled to begin.
- Messi's MVP wins
- 2024 and 2025
- Messi's 2026 regular-season goals
- 26
- Number of MVP finalists
- 5
- Cavan Sullivan's age
- 17
- Playoffs begin
- Nov. 19