Miami’s Cincinnati Test Meets Messi’s Mega-Contract Moment
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 · 9 min
Miami’s Cincinnati visit is now a table-and-roster stress test: a top-four race with official absences on both sides, and Messi’s dominance newly reframed by record production and a salary number bigger than almost every MLS payroll.
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Miami’s Cincinnati visit is now a table-and-roster stress test: a top-four race with official absences on both sides, and Messi’s dominance newly reframed by record production and a salary number bigger than almost every MLS payroll.
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- FC Cincinnati vs Inter Miami: MLS heavyweights clash for top-four supremacy. | Match Preview | Futmetrix — Futmetrix
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- MLS Player Status Report: Matchday 13 (Wednesday, May 13) — MLSSoccer
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“There's pissing the league and then there is whatever this is. 1.56 G/A per game. Christ” — r/soccer (838 upvotes)
Our take: We’re with this: 1.56 goal contributions per game is not just “best player in the league” stuff, it’s video-game difficulty left on beginner. The wild part is that everyone knows exactly where the ball wants to go, and it still keeps getting there.
“Finding Messi at first place isn't that surprising (the difference of 30 games very much is though), but I didn't expect Giovinco to be the one dethroned.” — r/soccer (595 upvotes)
Our take: That Giovinco detail is a great MLS-history reminder, because his Toronto run was genuinely outrageous and not just a footnote. Messi being first makes sense; Messi deleting a record held by that version of Giovinco by 31 games is the jaw-dropper.
“I think it’s really important to recognize that while MLS is not on par with the top European leagues, it has had its fair share of talent come through and impress. Other big names flopped. What Messi has accomplished in this league is on an entirely different planet. I’m trying…” — r/soccer (79 upvotes)
Our take: This is the right middle ground: MLS is not La Liga, but it is absolutely good enough that stars can struggle if they coast. Messi hasn’t coasted — and yes, the fact that the comparison turns into “maybe Zlatan, if you ignore assists” says everything.
- Lionel Messi More Than Doubles MLS Salary To USD 25 Million At Inter Miami | Outlook India — Outlook India
Lionel Messi More Than Doubles MLS Salary To USD 25 Million At Inter Miami | Outlook India # Lionel Messi More Than Doubles MLS Salary To USD 25 Million At Inter Miami ## Lionel Messi more than doubled his salary to USD 25 million, earning more than twice as much as Son Heung-min and surpassing the payrolls of nearly every MLS team Updated on: 13 May 2026 9:32 am Published at: 13 May 2026…
- Power Rankings: Nashville, New England battle for East supremacy | MLSSoccer.com — MLSSoccer.com
Power Rankings: Nashville, New England battle for East supremacy | MLSSoccer.com Come Kick It! Watch MLS on Apple TV Power Rankings # Power Rankings: Nashville, New England battle for East supremacy J. Sam Jones - Copy URL - Share on Facebook - Share on X What a week in MLS. Carles Gil scored a late goal for New England, Lionel Messi set an MLS record and Sporting Kansas City struggled to…
- Why are the games this season mostly on Saturday nights? — r/InterMiami (6 pts, 6 comments)
Maybe I'm crazy but I definitely remember inter Miami games being on week days nights more regularly before, which was really convenient because I'm mostly home on work nights and I was able to catch the games pretty easily. This season however I've noticed games are on Saturday nights a lot. Don't get me wrong I'm a Miami fan but if I'm forced to pick between watching a game or going out on a…