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A significant switch in MLS's structure could have ramifications for historic rivalries within the league Paul Tenorio and Tom Bogert199 Luis Suarez finalizing new deal with Inter Miami for 2026 season Tom Bogert27 Lionel Messi's MLS triumph watched by 4. 6M says league but questions remain Paul Tenorio75 What I'm Hearing: moves underway as MLS free agency begins Tom Bogert24 Messi wins MLS MVP for second straight season, makes more league history Felipe Cardenas14 Advertisement With MLS Cup in the rear view, it's onto the offseason, and free agency is set to kick off with solid contributors up for grabs Tom Bogert18 The magic of the cup has sent a last-place Canadian side into Concacaf's premier club competition in 2026 Josh Healey22 POWERED BY UNGRADED 2023 Topps MLS Carlos Vela 1/1 Black Foil SSP #69 Los Angeles FC LAFC 1 available $1, 500. 00 View Listing UNGRADED 2025 Topps Now MLS #95C Son Heung-Min LAFC Los Angeles FC AUTO RELIC RED /5 1 available $2, 999. 99 View Listing GRADED HEUNG-MIN SON * PSA 10 * IMAGE VARIATION SP * 2025 TOPPS NOW * MLS DEBUT * 73SP 1 available $349. 99 View Listing UNGRADED 2024 Topps Finest MLS Gareth Bale legends Autograph 5/5 Red Refractor. 1 available $599. 99 View Listing An MLS Cup title shuts the door on the first iteration of Messi in Miami. With a new stadium and running mates beckoning, what comes next? Paul Tenorio37 The Whitecaps made it extremely uncomfortable for the hosts, but Lionel Messi & Co. are MLS champions at last after surviving the final Paul Tenorio and Tom Bogert71 Advertisement So Fi Stadium will host eight games at next summer's men's soccer World Cup. Henry Bushnell and Melanie Anzidei1 Historically, Thomas Muller's teams have an enviable record against Lionel Messi's heading into Saturday's MLS Cup final Sebastian Stafford-Bloor15 Everything you need to know as the city prepares to host World Cup games, from its sporting history to the best places to eat and drink Austin Green and Fabian Ardaya8 From coaching news to the trade market and potential January transfers, here's the latest in the world of MLS. Tom Bogert18 Messi has won — and lost — bigger games than Saturday's MLS Cup final. But at his level of greatness, every opportunity counts. Felipe Cardenas37 Son, 33, left Spurs to join Los Angeles FC over the summer. Dan Kilpatrick31 Advertisement After guiding Red Bulls II to the MLS Next Pro title, Bradley is in line for an instant promotion, sources tell The Athletic Tom Bogert22 As more MLS teams' seasons end, they're revealing their player decisions for 2026. Keep track of them all right here Tom Bogert21 The MLS Cup final will be a rematch of the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals in South Florida Avi Creditor47 If Son Heung-min's stoppage time free kick wasn't a dagger, dropping to nine men should've been. It didn't matter for the resolute Whitecaps Paul Tenorio121 Teammates tell the tales of how Son Heung-min and Thomas Müller have been everything their clubs could've hoped for – on and off the field Tom Bogert30 Inter Miami's headliner of a season opener and stadium opener are big part the last full February-to-November MLS season Paul Tenorio and Tom Bogert18 Advertisement Chief soccer officers across MLS clubs believe the switch to the European calendar will strengthen their position in the transfer market Tom Bogert61 What about cold weather? What roster rules will change? Don Garber gives the league's take on the new issues that arise after a seismic move Paul Tenorio176 The development comes on the heels of a number of major structural changes MLS revealed on Thursday. Here's what it all means Paul Tenorio77 Big change is coming to MLS in the summer of 2027, but what else needs to happen for the league to increase its profile? Paul Tenorio286 See More