Forbes showcases Major League Soccer's most valuable teams, including LAFC, the reigning champion LA Galaxy and Lionel Messi's Inter Miami.

Major League Soccer's 30th season gets underway this weekend with Lionel Messi in action and the league's newest club San Diego FC making their debut.

Sub-zero temperatures are no match for Lionel Messi, who scored the first goal of Inter Miami CF's 2025 season Wednesday night in Concacaf Champions Cup action.

Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates disembarked from their team plane in Kansas City, Mo., on Wednesday bundled up in ski hats and parkas. A few hours later, the

Soccer has grown significantly in the United States since the arrival of the MLS, however, despite this, it is far from being a popular sport.

Messi, who is approaching his 38th birthday, remains a supernatural figure who continues to delight. But he also remains a mystery.

Messi is in his third season with the Herons and second entire MLS campaign. In 2024, he played just 19 games, scoring 20 goals and 16 assists, but injury and international duty kept him out for a significant amount of time. Still, he became the fastest player to reach 25 goal contributions in a single season last year.

Lionel Messi stole the show in Inter Miami's first competitive match of 2025, a 1-0 win over Sporting KC in frigid conditions.

The soccer star's Stanley 1913 collection includes tumblers and water bottles in the Miami CF pink and black colorway

Inter Miami CF holds a 1-0 advantage over Sporting Kansas City heading into the second leg of their Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 32 tie. A win or a draw will secure their progression to the next round.

While Major League Soccer has a crop of players new to the league this season, many of the key figures from last season are back. Some, like Jesus Ferreira and Lucho Acosta, are with new teams