Messi Is Bossing MLS Foes — Just Like He Would In Most Other Leagues

Technically, Lionel Messi has yet to play his first MLS regular season game. The Argentine star’s first three matches for Inter Miami have come in the Leagues Cup, the competition that is a new joint venture between MLS and Liga MX that includes all 47 teams from the combined leagues.

But with five goals and an assist inside in his first three appearances, there is already a segment of the soccer-watching population using his stellar performances to attack the quality of his new league.