"I'm very happy for him," first-year Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano said. "I'm very happy because of the season that he played. ... For him it was very, very special and very important to win this trophy. He came here to win this trophy."

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have pushed soccer into an era where statistics bend around their brilliance, and yet a single question continues to return with fresh urgency: Who has more total goal contributions this century?

Messi has scored 13 goals in 26 World Cup appearances. He has the most goal contributions and most minutes played in World Cup history. During the 2022 World Cup, he scored seven goals and provided three assists en route to lifting the crown for the third time in Argentina’s history.

Kylian Mbappé is the latest player to score four goals in a Champions League match, joining the likes of Messi, Real Madrid predecessor Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski.

Anders Dreyer, the only MLS star close to Lionel Messi's stats, could leave the league after a record season, with Europe as a possible destination.