Inter Miami's eight-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi remains the highest-paid footballer in Major League Soccer with Los Angeles FC's recent arrival Son Heung-min second, according to an updated salary list published on Wednesday.

The 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs are here, and Lionel Messi is red hot as Inter Miami enters the postseason in search of their first MLS Cup.

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Lionel Messi remains Major League Soccer’s highest-paid player, but he has new company in the eight-figure club. In the biannual release of player earnings Wednesday by the MLS Players Association, Messi’s pay remained the same as in the spring: a base salary of $12 million and guaranteed compensation of $20.45 million.

In a rare interview with NBC News, Lionel Messi wants to play in next year's World Cup and wants MLS teams to be allowed to spend more on players.

Soccer superstar Lionel Messi has some ideas for growing Major League Soccer, the league he recently signed on to play for through 2028 with Inter Miami.

Inter Miami star Lionel Messi says MLS needs to loosen its restrictions on how clubs build their rosters in order to grow soccer's footprint in the United States.

The Inter Miami star has been in brilliant form in 2025, and will likely become the first player to win the award in consecutive seasons.

MLS’ salary cap rules are a staple of the league, but Messi says it limits the ability of the league to attract top talent.

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has challenged Major League Soccer to relax its rules on spending in pursuit of wider growth across the league.

Just a few months before signing his Inter Miami contract extension, the soccer star snapped up 4 units in a luxury Miami high-rise.