{
  "id": 19706083,
  "title": "Messi shortlisted for third consecutive MLS MVP award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/messi-shortlisted-for-third-consecutive-mls-mvp-award-19706083",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T21:10:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/messi-shortlisted-for-third-consecutive-mls-mvp-award/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Lionel Messi has been shortlisted for the third consecutive MLS MVP award for the 2026 season. The Inter Miami captain, who won the MVP in 2024 and 2025, was named among the finalists alongside Evander of FC Cincinnati, Guilherme of Houston Dynamo, Hany Mukhtar of Nashville SC and Cavan Sullivan of Philadelphia Union. The Argentine forward earned the nomination after scoring 26 goals in 31 appearances to win the 2026 MLS Golden Boot, becoming the first player in MLS history to win the Golden Boot in consecutive seasons.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}