is once again on the brink of winning another prestigious award in his illustrious career. He is among the five candidates for the award for of the the league announced this Thursday. Alongside his friend and teammate the two player look for the award in what has become a foreign dominated category in the league.
Four of the five MVP nominees are Latino. Along with the Argentine and the Uruguayan, the Colombian Juan Camilo 'Cucho' Hernández from and the Brazilian Evander from , appear as the one from Latin roots. Belgian Christian Benteke from completes the list of contenders for an MVP that Argentine Luciano Acosta won last year playing for The MLS playoffs could also determine the winner of the trophy.
Numbers don't lie in Miami Lionel Messi is the after an impressive campaign in which he scored 20 goals and had 16 assists in just 19 games played. Luis Suárez scored 20 goals and had 9 assists in 27 games and is also nominated for the MLS contract of the year award. Both the Argentinian and the Uruguayan striker were essential for Inter Miami to win the the trophy awarded to the best team in the regular season, and for the team to break the historical points record of the league.
Inter Miami also has Jordi Alba nominated for the award, Gerardo Martino for in the MLS and the Paraguayan Diego Gómez has already won the recognition for of the season. There is a reason they are the best team in the league, now they have to confirm it in the playoffs..
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Lionel Messi set to win another prestigious award after stellar season in the MLS
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