Updated on: Dec 07, 2025 04:01 am IST <\/p>\n
What happened at the game?<\/p>\n
Inter Miami<\/a> claimed their first MLS Cup title with a 3\u20131 win over Vancouver. Rodrigo De Paul and Tadeo Allende scored late, both from Messi assists.<\/p>\n Vancouver controlled long stretches of the match and created several good chances. Thomas Mueller led their attack, but Messi\u2019s influence proved decisive as he earned his first MLS league title.<\/p>\n Miami scored early in the eighth minute. Messi played Allende into space, and his low cross deflected off defender Edier Ocampo for an own goal.<\/p>\n Vancouver equalized in the 60th minute when Ali Ahmed drove into the box and fired a low shot that slipped past R\u00edos Novo.<\/p>\n Miami retook the lead in the 71st minute. Messi intercepted a loose touch and set up De Paul, who finished calmly.<\/p>\n Miami sealed the win in stoppage time. Messi found Allende with a precise pass, triggering emotional celebrations. Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, close friends and former Barcelona teammates, were visibly moved in their final match.<\/p>\n Also Read: Lionel Messi downplays obsession with stats, says, \u2018never cared about it\u2019: \u2018In 2012, I scored around 91 goals\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Prize money<\/p>\n Inter Miami will receive $300,000 in prize money, while Vancouver earns $150,000 as runner-up, according to Athlon Sports. The payout structure remains the same as last year.<\/p>\n Also Read: Lionel Messi drops bombshell update on 2026 FIFA World Cup participation: ‘I hope I can be there, it’ll be special’<\/a><\/p>\n Messi named MVP<\/p>\n Lionel Messi was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the MLS Cup. He finished the postseason with six goals and nine assists.<\/p>\n (With inputs from Reuters)<\/p>\n Catch all the latest Sports News<\/a>, scores, and highlights in one place. Stay updated with real-time coverage of your favorite games and athletes along with Lionel Messi<\/a> latest updates. News<\/a> \/ Sports<\/a> \/ US Sports<\/a> \/ MLS prize money: How much Lionel Messi, Inter Miami take home after beating Vancouver Whitecaps <\/p>\n See Less <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated on: Dec 07, 2025 04:01 am IST What happened at the game? Inter Miami claimed their first…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":74342,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[10073,1660,14236,123,125,124,5692,42277,8006],"class_list":{"0":"post-74341","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami","8":"tag-inter-miami","9":"tag-lionel-messi","10":"tag-messi","11":"tag-miami","12":"tag-miami-headlines","13":"tag-miami-news","14":"tag-mls","15":"tag-mls-prize-money","16":"tag-vancouver-whitecaps"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}