Lionel Messi's return is a huge boost for Inter Miami as they look to take the top spot in the latest ESPN Power Rankings.

The fact that Inter Miami has lifted both the Supporters’ Shield and the Leagues Cup since Messi’s arrival tells you almost everything you need to know about his impact. Before the Argentine joined, the club—founded in 2018—had never won a single piece of silverware.

In the West, Minnesota United FC pulled off a double over the Seattle Sounders for the first time in club history, while the Vancouver Whitecaps dropped points and San Diego FC found a late winner, meaning not much has shifted. The conference title is the expansion side's to lose at the moment.

The players with the highest transfer fees in MLS history aren't neccessarily the ones you'd immediately think of.

Major League Soccer Matchday 29 brought plenty of highlight moments from across the league, with outstanding goals acting as exclamation points to a tense week for several clubs. Lionel Messi returned to the pitch,

MLS commissioner Don Garber says he is “managing” whether star Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba could receive one-game suspensions for skipping the All-Star Game on Wednesday, July 23 in Austin, Texas. MLS released an updated All-Star roster about eight ...

No. The MLS All-Star team that will face Arsenal in that game has already been selected, and after all, Messi’s debut is slated to be just two days after that matchup.

Aging European stars moving to MLS is nothing new. But giving Messi credit suggests a problem the league could face in a few years.

Lionel Messi, of course, is currently the best player in MLS -- and he's 38. At Inter Miami, the current betting favorites for MLS Cup, he's flanked by 38-year-old Luis Suárez, 36-year-old Jordi Alba, and 37-year-old Sergio Busquets.