Lionel Messi secured the 46th trophy of his professional career after guiding Inter Miami to Supporters' Shield glory and sent a major statement ahead of the MLS Cup

Lionel Messi leads Inter Miami to Supporters Shield victory, securing home-field advantage for MLS playoffs.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have another trophy, along with home-field advantage throughout the Major League Soccer playoffs.Messi scored twice in the final minutes of the first half, goalie Drake Callender stopped a penalty kick in the 84th minute and Inter Miami beat the defending MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew 3-2 on Wednesday night, wrapping up the Supporters Shield given annually to the team with the best regular-season record.It was Messi’s 46th major trophy won for club or country, extending his record for the most by any men’s soccer player in history. And it is the second he has won with Inter Miami, this Supporters Shield being added to the Leagues Cup trophy the Herons claimed shortly after Messi joined the club in 2023.Luis Suarez also scored for Inter Miami, which will open a best-of-three first-round playoff series in the final weekend of October. If the team wins that series, it would have the right to host every match it plays the rest of the season — an Eastern Conference…

Argentina superstar Lionel Messi has added another feather to his cap winning the record-extending 46th title in his illustrious career. His team Inter Miami defeated Columbus Crew 3-2 to secure the MLS Supporters Shield trophy.

Inter Miami have wrapped up their second trophy in as many seasons with Lionel Messi in their squad, with the Argentina star helping them seal the deal with a win in Columbus

Messi found the net twice and Inter Miami kept on rolling

Lionel Messi scored twice and Drake Callender made a late penalty-kick save as Inter Miami held on for a 3-2 victory over the host Columbus Crew to clinch the Supporters' Shield in a battle of heavyweights on Wednesday.

Inter Miami superstar, Lionel Messi, has won the 46th trophy of his glittering career. Messi enhanced his record as the most decorated footballer of

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have another trophy, along with home-field advantage throughout the Major League Soccer playoffs.

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