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Messi named MLS Player of the Week after four-goal haul against Montreal
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Messi named MLS Player of the Week after four-goal haul against Montreal

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Lionel Messi was named MLS Player of the Week for the 23rd round after scoring four goals in Inter Miami’s 7-1 victory over Montreal.
  • The performance lifted Messi to the top of the MLS scoring chart with 18 goals, and marked his third weekly award this season and 15th overall.
  • The honor came as Messi announced his retirement from Argentina’s national team after a career that included Copa América and World Cup titles.

Lionel Messi’s four-goal performance for Inter Miami earned him another MLS Player of the Week award, but the recognition arrived alongside an emotional announcement that he is leaving Argentina’s national team.

Messi scored four different types of goals in the 7-1 win over Montreal. He converted a direct free kick for the team’s second goal, dribbled through the area for the third, lifted the ball over the goalkeeper for the fifth, then finished the night with another free kick. He also set up Luis Suárez for Inter Miami’s fourth goal.

The haul moved Messi to the top of the MLS scoring standings with 18 goals. It was his third Player of the Week award this season and the 15th of his MLS career. Messi joined the league in the summer of 2023 after leaving Paris Saint-Germain.

He has been named regular-season MVP in both full seasons he has played with Inter Miami. Last year, he helped the club win the first MLS Cup in its history.

The award coincided with Messi’s announcement that he was retiring from international football. In an emotional Instagram message, he said the decision hurt deeply but that he had given everything and had little more to offer. Messi made 207 appearances for Argentina, scoring 125 goals and providing 68 assists. He won the Copa América in 2021 and 2024 and the 2022 World Cup.

It hurts me in my soul, but I have emptied myself and do not have much more to give.

— Lionel MessiMessi explained his decision to retire from Argentina’s national team.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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