After renewing his contract until 2028, Lionel Messi continues to lead Inter Miami, this time in the first leg of the 1st round of the MLS playoffs against Nashville: a match won 3-1. Messi opened

Major League Soccer has featured a number of successful teams. Here is a look at the teams that have defined the league's first 30 years.

Nashville SC —In their first year under former U.S. men’s national team interim head coach B.J. Callaghan, Nashville SC have shown they can win a big game, having taken their first trophy in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup. That duo of Sam Surridge and Hany Mukhtar isn’t anything to scoff at either.

One of the top teams in the league looks to continue its strong play into the MLS Cup Playoffs, as Inter Miami gets set to host Nashville SC in Game 1 of their first-round series on Friday night.

Carlos Vela started his career off with Mexican-side Guadalajara, commonly known as Chivas. He also gained fame after his participation in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup where Mexico came out victorious with Vela winning the Golden Boot at five goals.

Nashville SC faces Inter Miami and Lionel Messi in the first round of the MLS playoffs. Follow live updates from Game 1 at Chase Stadium.

BOTTOM LINE: Dallas visits the Vancouver Whitecaps in the first round of the MLS Cup Playoffs. The Whitecaps are 15-5-8 in Western Conference games. The Whitecaps are 7-3 in one-goal games. Dallas is 10-10-8 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas is 10th in the Western Conference allowing 55 goals.

The 2025 Major League Soccer postseason bracket is filled with talent. These players and teams are ones to watch.

The U.S. men's national team is moving its traditional January training camp to December to adjust to the MLS calendar.

So it shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise that the New York City FC goalie wasn’t even aware that he had been named a finalist for MLS goalkeeper of the year, or that it was only through a text from his girlfriend that he learned the news.