Lionel Messi looks up to the sky and smiles during an Inter Miami gameImage source, Getty Images
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Messi retired from international football with Argentina earlier this year

ByBen RamsdaleBBC Sport journalist

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has become the first player in MLS history to win the Golden Boot in consecutive seasons.

The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner scored 26 goals in 31 appearances, four clear of FC Dallas striker Peter Musa and five more than Nashville's English forward Sam Surridge.

Messi becomes only the sixth player to land the award twice, joining a list that includes former Charlton Athletic and Southampton striker Bradley Wright-Phillips.