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Messi has won the ESPY for Best Soccer Player while on Argentina duty ahead of the World Cup final against Spain. The honor follows a dominant Inter Miami run, including the club’s first MLS Cup, a second straight MLS MVP and 43 goals with 28 assists in 2025, before adding 12 goals and eight assists this MLS season.

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