Overview
- Inter Miami beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on December 6 to win the 2025 MLS Cup.
- Lionel Messi provided two assists in the final and has 43 goals and 26 assists in 49 games this season, according to Republic World.
- David Beckham became the first person to win MLS as both a player and a franchise owner, a milestone reported by The Athletic.
- Beckham says he helped initiate Messi’s move by contacting his camp and meeting Jorge Messi before Inter Miami sealed the deal in 2023.
- Beckham stated that Messi has told him he intends to live near Camp Nou after retiring rather than remain in Miami.