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LIONEL MESSI

Messi earns MLS Team of the Matchday recognition

Inter Miami confirms Messi’s selection for Matchday 34 after his goal and assist against New England.

Our take: Our 2026 MLS archive records 26 goals and 13 final-touch assists for Messi; that assist definition excludes the secondary credits MLS can award. Read the league’s recognition alongside the match archive, rather than treating all assist totals as interchangeable. Messi’s 2026 MLS match archive → Assist definitions and coverage →Analysis uses records reviewed .

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Full report · Inter Miami CF · official Matchday 34 selection

CRISTIANO RONALDO

Messi and Ronaldo make FIFPRO World 11 shortlist

FIFPRO lists both forwards among its finalists; the men’s team will be revealed on 9 November.

Our take: Across FIFPRO’s stated performance window, our senior-goal ledger records 45 for Messi and 38 for Ronaldo. That dated comparison is more relevant here than today’s career totals, although goals alone do not decide a player-voted team. Compare the stated performance window → Goal scope and sources →Analysis uses records reviewed .

Official FIFPRO shortlist · performance window and own ledger reviewed

Full report · FIFPRO · official Men’s World 11 finalists

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