Forbes showcases Major League Soccer's most valuable teams, including LAFC, the reigning champion LA Galaxy and Lionel Messi's Inter Miami.

Major League Soccer's 30th season gets underway this weekend with Lionel Messi in action and the league's newest club San Diego FC making their debut.

Sub-zero temperatures are no match for Lionel Messi, who scored the first goal of Inter Miami CF's 2025 season Wednesday night in Concacaf Champions Cup action.

Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates disembarked from their team plane in Kansas City, Mo., on Wednesday bundled up in ski hats and parkas. A few hours later, the

Messi, who is approaching his 38th birthday, remains a supernatural figure who continues to delight. But he also remains a mystery.

While a 13-game slate opened up the season on Saturday night, the league also kicked off its new Sunday Night Soccer series, with two matches as the Vancouver Whitecaps trounced the Portland Timbers 4–1 and San Diego FC beat the MLS Cup champion LA Galaxy 2–0 in their debut match.

Lionel Messi continues to prove himself at the top of his game in MLS. After the match against New York City, he broke an incredible league record.

The Galaxy won MLS Cup a season ago, but they'll certainly be tested this year as they look to repeat as champions. LA has lost plenty of key pieces, most notably Dejan Joveljic and Jalen Neal. The club has has retooled though with several promising additions, including former Columbus Crew striker Christian Ramirez.

Seattle acquired the MLS and U.S. men's national team veteran in a trade with FC Dallas. Signed by Dallas as a homegrown player in 2016, he played played in 163 regular-season MLS games with the team, scoring 53 goals with 34 assists. The 24-year-old was on the squad that played for the United States at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.