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Lionel Messi has been shortlisted for Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Newcomer of the Year in the 2023 MLS Year-End of Awards. The 36-year-old forward has featured 11 times for Inter Miami following his move from Paris Saint-Germain in July, but just four of those appearances have come in MLS. Ten of Messi’s 11 goals since moving to Miami have come in the Leagues Cup. Messi’s Miami teammate Sergio Busquets is also shortlisted for both awards despite joining mid-way through the season. The criteria for the Newcomer award is a player with “previous professional exper...
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