2024 Major League Soccer season
Season | 2024 |
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Dates |
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Matches played | 238 |
Goals scored | 698 (2.93 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Cristian Arango (16 goals) |
Biggest home win | Miami 5–0 Orlando (March 2) LAFC 5–0 Nashville (March 23) Seattle 5–0 Montréal (April 6) |
Biggest away win | Chicago 0–4 Salt Lake (April 20) |
Highest scoring | 8 goals: Miami 6–2 RBNY (May 4) Salt Lake 5–3 Colorado (May 18) |
Longest winning run | 7 matches: Cincinnati (April 20 – May 25) |
Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches: Salt Lake (March 23 – present) |
Longest winless run | 10 matches: Kansas City (April 7 – June 1) |
Longest losing run | 7 matches: Kansas City (April 27 – June 1) |
Highest attendance | 72,610 SKC 2-3 MIA (April 13)[1] |
Lowest attendance | 16,223 COL 1–1 NSH (March 2) |
Average attendance | 25,805 |
← 2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of March 9, 2024. |
The 2024 Major League Soccer season is the ongoing 29th season of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, and the 46th season overall of a national first-division league in the United States.
The league's 29 teams are divided into the Eastern and Western conferences. This is the first season since the 2016 season to have no new expansion teams joining MLS; San Diego FC is scheduled to join the league in 2025.[2] FC Cincinnati are the reigning Supporters' Shield holders; the Columbus Crew are the reigning MLS Cup champions.[3]
Pre-season matches ran from January 19 through February 17.[4] The regular season began on February 21 and is scheduled to end on October 19, with a pause from mid-July to mid-August for the 2024 Leagues Cup, which comprises all MLS and Liga MX teams. The 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs are scheduled to begin in October and conclude with MLS Cup 2024 on December 7.[5] MLS will only send 8 senior squads to the 2024 U.S. Open Cup as part of a compromise with the USSF that allows most teams to be represented by MLS Next Pro teams.[6]
This is the second season that Apple and MLS will be part of a ten-year partnership for the broadcast and streaming rights to all MLS and Leagues Cup games, as well as select MLS Next and MLS Next Pro games, on the MLS Season Pass service within the Apple TV app.[7]
Teams
Stadiums and locations
- ^ Non-soccer specific stadium and artificially reduced capacity. Capacity may be increased to full capacity if demand requires.
- ^ Temporary stadium.
Personnel and sponsorships
Note: All teams use Adidas as universal kit manufacturer. As part of Apple's broadcast contract, all MLS kits will include Apple TV+ as a sleeve sponsor.[9]
Coaching changes
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Portland Timbers | Miles Joseph (interim) | End of interim period | November 6, 2023 | Pre-season | Phil Neville | November 6, 2023[13] |
Charlotte FC | Christian Lattanzio | Mutual consent | November 8, 2023[14] | Dean Smith | December 12, 2023[15] | |
CF Montréal | Hernán Losada | November 9, 2023[16] | Laurent Courtois | January 8, 2024[17] | ||
New York Red Bulls | Troy Lesesne | End of contract | November 14, 2023[18] | Sandro Schwarz | December 14, 2023[19] | |
Colorado Rapids | Chris Little (interim) | End of interim period | November 17, 2023 | Chris Armas | November 17, 2023[20] | |
Chicago Fire FC | Frank Klopas (interim) | December 5, 2023 | Frank Klopas | December 5, 2023[21] | ||
Minnesota United FC | Sean McAuley (interim) | January 5, 2024 | Cameron Knowles (interim) | January 5, 2024[22] | ||
D.C. United | Frédéric Brillant (interim) | January 10, 2024 | Troy Lesesne | January 10, 2024[23] | ||
New England Revolution | Clint Peay (interim) | December 19, 2023 | Caleb Porter | December 19, 2023[24] | ||
Minnesota United FC | Cameron Knowles (interim) | March 13, 2024 | 2nd in West, 3rd Overall | Eric Ramsay | March 13, 2024[25] | |
Nashville SC | Gary Smith | Mutual consent | May 16, 2024 | 10th in East, 19th Overall | Rumba Munthali (interim) | May 16, 2024[26] |
Atlanta United FC | Gonzalo Pineda | Fired | June 3, 2024 | 13th in East, 24th Overall | Rob Valentino (interim) | June 3, 2024[27] |
FC Dallas | Nico Estévez | June 9, 2024 | 13th in West, 27th Overall | Peter Luccin (interim) | June 9, 2024[28] |
Regular season
Format
The regular season consists of 34 matches for each team, split evenly between home and away games. The opening match was played on February 21, the earliest in league history; the regular season will end with Decision Day on October 19, which will comprise simultaneous intra-conference matches. Matches will be paused from July 26 to August 25 for the 2024 Leagues Cup, a knockout tournament that includes teams from MLS and Liga MX. The league will not pause matches for the 2024 Copa América, which will be played in the United States from June to July. Most regular season matches will be played on Saturdays and Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. local time.[29][30]
The 29 teams are divided into two conferences: the Eastern and Western. The 15 teams in the East will play a round-robin format with intra-conference teams and six matches against six opponents from the West. The 14 teams in the West will play a round-robin with intra-conference teams, an additional one or two intra-conference matches, and six to seven matches against opponents from the East.[29][31] The top nine teams in each conference will advance to the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs, which begin with a wild card round for the eighth and ninth placed teams and is followed by a best-of-three series that was introduced in 2023. The remaining matches are single-elimination and culminate with the MLS Cup final on December 7.[30][32]
Several new rules were scheduled to be introduced for the 2024 season following trials in MLS Next Pro, including in-stadium announcements of video assistant referee decisions, a time limit for substitutions, and mandatory off-field checks for injured players.[33] These initiatives were postponed by MLS due to an ongoing labor dispute with the Professional Soccer Referees Association, who organized a lockout of their referees.[34][35] Replacement referees from outside the union, including former officials and those from lower level leagues other than USL, were called in to officiate MLS matches.[36][37] The referees' union and MLS reached an agreement in time for the regular referees to return to the field for Matchday 7, on March 30.[38]
The 2024 MLS All-Star Game will be played between the MLS All-Stars and the Liga MX All-Stars on July 24.[39]
Conference standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 79 | 49 | +30 | 74 | Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one |
2 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 66 | Qualification for round one |
3 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 59 | |
4 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 52 | |
5 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 51 | |
6 | New York City FC | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 50 | |
7 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 47 | |
8 | CF Montréal | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 43 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
9 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 40 | |
10 | D.C. United | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 40 | |
11 | Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 37 | |
12 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 37 | |
13 | Nashville SC | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 36 | |
14 | New England Revolution | 34 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 37 | 74 | −37 | 31 | |
15 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 30 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 64 | Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one |
2 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 64 | Qualification for round one |
3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 59 | |
4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 57 | |
5 | Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 54 | |
6 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 52 | |
7 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 50 | |
8 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 47 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
9 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 47 | |
10 | Austin FC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 42 | |
11 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 41 | |
12 | St. Louis City SC | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 37 | |
13 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 51 | 66 | −15 | 31 | |
14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 41 | 78 | −37 | 21 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall table
The leading team in this table will win the Supporters' Shield.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Inter Miami CF (S, X) | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 79 | 49 | +30 | 74 | Qualification for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage[40] and CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[a] |
2 | Columbus Crew (L, Q) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 66 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16[b] |
3 | Los Angeles FC (U, X) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 64 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[c] |
4 | LA Galaxy (X) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 64 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[d] |
5 | FC Cincinnati (X) | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 59 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[e] |
6 | Real Salt Lake (Q) | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 59 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[f] |
7 | Seattle Sounders FC (Y) | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 57 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[g] |
8 | Houston Dynamo FC (Q) | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 54 | |
9 | Orlando City SC (Y) | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 52 | |
10 | Minnesota United FC (Y) | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 52 | |
11 | Charlotte FC (Y) | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 51 | |
12 | Colorado Rapids (Q) | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 50 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[h] |
13 | New York City FC (Y) | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 50 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[g] |
14 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V, X) | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 47 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[i] |
15 | Portland Timbers (Q) | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 47 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[g] |
16 | New York Red Bulls (Y) | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 47 | |
17 | CF Montréal | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 43 | |
18 | Austin FC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 42 | |
19 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 41 | |
20 | Atlanta United FC (Z) | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 40 | |
21 | D.C. United | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 40 | |
22 | Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 37 | |
23 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 37 | |
24 | St. Louis City SC | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 37 | |
25 | Nashville SC | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 36 | |
26 | New England Revolution | 34 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 37 | 74 | −37 | 31 | |
27 | Sporting Kansas City (Q) | 34 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 51 | 66 | −15 | 31 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[j] |
28 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 30 | |
29 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 41 | 78 | −37 | 21 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(L) Leagues Cup winner; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (S) Supporters' Shield winner; (U) U.S. Open Cup winner; (V) Canadian Championship winner; (X) Qualified for Round One, may still enter Round of 16 as MLS Cup Winners; (Y) Qualified for U.S. Open Cup, may still enter CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 as MLS Cup Winners; (Z) May still enter CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 as MLS Cup Winners
Notes:
- ^ As 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield champions
- ^ As winners of Leagues Cup
- ^ As runners-up of Leagues Cup
- ^ As 2024 Western Conference regular season runners up
- ^ As highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
- ^ As second highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
- ^ a b c As one of the top eight US teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ As third place of Leagues Cup
- ^ As winners of Canadian Championship
- ^ Sporting Kansas City qualified as 2024 U.S. Open Cup finalists as the champions, Los Angeles FC, already qualified via the 2024 Leagues Cup.
MLS All-Star Game
MLS All-Stars | v | Liga MX All-Stars |
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2025 FIFA Club World Cup
The United States will be the host country for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. MLS clubs can qualify as a host nation club; however, the criteria for selection has not been announced. MLS clubs have also been able to qualify through the 2021–2024 editions of the CONCACAF Champions Cup/CONCACAF Champions League.
Seattle Sounders FC have qualified as the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League winners.[41]
Attendance
Average home attendances
Rank | Team | GP | Cumulative | High | Low | Mean |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlanta United FC | 9 | 428,743 | 67,727 | 42,525 | 47,638 |
2 | Charlotte FC | 9 | 306,018 | 62,291 | 27,021 | 34,002 |
3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 7 | 211,114 | 31,102 | 29,244 | 30,159 |
4 | New England Revolution | 8 | 237,787 | 65,612 | 14,557 | 29,723 |
5 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 8 | 232,678 | 51,035 | 22,178 | 29,085 |
6 | Nashville SC | 10 | 283,656 | 30,109 | 26,842 | 28,366 |
7 | Toronto FC | 8 | 207,987 | 28,261 | 24,108 | 25,998 |
8 | FC Cincinnati | 8 | 201,953 | 25,513 | 24,282 | 25,244 |
9 | Sporting Kansas City | 9 | 219,719 | 72,610 | 17,046 | 24,413 |
10 | LA Galaxy | 7 | 167,319 | 27,642 | 19,505 | 23,903 |
11 | Orlando City SC | 8 | 181,797 | 25,046 | 20,985 | 22,725 |
12 | St. Louis City SC | 9 | 202,038 | 22,500 | 22,423 | 22,449 |
13 | Los Angeles FC | 9 | 199,108 | 22,321 | 22,010 | 22,123 |
14 | Portland Timbers | 8 | 176,316 | 25,218 | 19,113 | 22,040 |
15 | New York City FC | 9 | 197,205 | 30,731 | 18,623 | 21,912 |
16 | Inter Miami CF | 10 | 212,442 | 21,550 | 20,793 | 21,244 |
17 | Austin FC | 9 | 186,642 | 20,738 | 20,738 | 20,738 |
18 | Columbus Crew | 7 | 144,228 | 20,927 | 20,314 | 20,604 |
19 | Real Salt Lake | 8 | 140,338 | 21,078 | 19,357 | 20,048 |
20 | New York Red Bulls | 7 | 79,529 | 25,219 | 17,501 | 19,882 |
21 | CF Montréal | 6 | 117,714 | 19,619 | 19,619 | 19,619 |
22 | Minnesota United FC | 9 | 175,197 | 19,906 | 18,652 | 19,466 |
23 | San Jose Earthquakes | 7 | 136,076 | 43,774 | 13,744 | 19,439 |
24 | FC Dallas | 7 | 133,645 | 19,096 | 19,069 | 19,092 |
25 | Philadelphia Union | 8 | 150,474 | 19,048 | 18,525 | 18,809 |
26 | D.C. United | 9 | 166,770 | 19,365 | 17,237 | 18,530 |
27 | Chicago Fire FC | 10 | 183,906 | 26,592 | 11,372 | 18,391 |
28 | Houston Dynamo FC | 8 | 144,196 | 22,039 | 15,237 | 18,025 |
29 | Colorado Rapids | 7 | 94,481 | 16,223 | 7,492 | 13,497 |
Total | 238 | 5,519,076 | 72,610 | 7,492 | 23,189 |
Highest attendances
Regular season
Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Matchday | Stadium | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–3 | Inter Miami CF | 72,610 | April 13, 2024 | 9 | Arrowhead Stadium | [1] |
2 | Atlanta United FC | 4–1 | New England Revolution | 67,727 | March 9, 2024 | 4 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | [42] |
3 | New England Revolution | 1–4 | Inter Miami CF | 65,612 | April 27, 2024 | 11 | Gillette Stadium | [43] |
4 | Charlotte FC | 1–0 | New York City FC | 62,291 | February 24, 2024 | 2 | Bank of America Stadium | [44] |
5 | Atlanta United FC | 2–3 | Charlotte FC | 61,209 | June 2, 2024 | 18 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | [45] |
6 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–2 | Inter Miami CF | 51,035 | May 25, 2024 | 16 | BC Place | [46] |
7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–1 | Los Angeles FC | 43,774 | May 4, 2024 | 12 | Levi's Stadium | [47] |
8 | Atlanta United FC | 1–2 | Minnesota United FC | 43,338 | May 4, 2024 | 12 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | [48] |
9 | Atlanta United FC | 0–1 | Los Angeles FC | 43,128 | May 25, 2024 | 16 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | [49] |
10 | Atlanta United FC | 2–3 | D.C. United | 42,822 | May 11, 2024 | 13 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | [50] |
Player statistics
Source:[51]
Goals
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Christian Benteke | D.C. United | New England Revolution | 3–1 (H) | February 24, 2024 |
Giorgos Giakoumakis | Atlanta United FC | New England Revolution | 4–1 (H) | March 9, 2024 |
Lewis Morgan | New York Red Bulls | Inter Miami CF | 4–0 (H) | March 23, 2024 |
Cristian Arango | Real Salt Lake | St. Louis City SC | 3–1 (H) | March 30, 2024 |
Luis Suárez | Inter Miami CF | New York Red Bulls | 6–2 (H) | May 4, 2024 |
Sam Surridge | Nashville SC | CF Montréal | 4–1 (H) | |
Christian Benteke | D.C. United | Atlanta United FC | 2–3 (A) | May 11, 2024 |
Federico Bernardeschi | Toronto FC | CF Montréal | 5–1 (H) | May 18, 2024 |
Alonso Martínez | New York City FC | San Jose Earthquakes | 5–1 (H) | May 31, 2024 |
Cristian Arango | Real Salt Lake | Austin FC | 5–1 (H) | June 1, 2024 |
Yuya Kubo | FC Cincinnati | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–4 (A) | June 15, 2024 |
- Notes
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Assists
Clean sheets
Awards
Team/Player of the Matchday
- Bold denotes the Player of the Matchday.
Goal of the Matchday
Goal of the Matchday | |||
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Matchday | Player | Club | Ref. |
1+2 | Mateusz Bogusz | Los Angeles FC | [90] |
3 | Lorenzo Insigne | Toronto FC | [91] |
4 | [92] | ||
5 | Joakim Nilsson | St. Louis City SC | [93] |
6 | Ashley Westwood | Charlotte FC | [94] |
7 | Aníbal Godoy | Nashville SC | [95] |
8 | Raúl Ruidíaz | Seattle Sounders FC | [96] |
9 | Lionel Messi | Inter Miami CF | [97] |
10 | Célio Pompeu | St. Louis City SC | [98] |
11 | Alexandros Katranis | Real Salt Lake | [99] |
12 | Matías Rojas | Inter Miami CF | [100] |
13 | [101] | ||
14 | Ashley Westwood | Charlotte FC | [102] |
15 | Leonardo Campana | Inter Miami CF | [103] |
16 | Anderson Julio | Real Salt Lake | [104] |
17 | Lionel Messi | Inter Miami CF | [105] |
18 | Chris Durkin | St. Louis City SC | [106] |
Player of the Month
Month | Player | Club | Stats | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
February/March | Luis Suárez | Inter Miami CF | 7 matches played, 5 goals, 3 assists | [107] |
April | Lionel Messi | Inter Miami CF | 4 matches played, 6 goals, 4 assists | [108] |
May | Luciano Acosta | FC Cincinnati | 6 matches played, 3 goals, 5 assists | [109] |
See also
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