(AP) — It was a rare instance of Lionel ... letters: MVP. And when Messi saw his children, he realized they were holding a trophy. That's how Messi learned he was Major League Soccer's best ...

Can you be the Most Valuable Player of a league if you played only 56% of your team's regular-season games? You definitely can if you're Lionel ... Messi was presented the award by MLS ...

Messi wound up with 38.4% of the average vote, while Hernández got 33.7%. Portland Timbers midfielder Evander (9.2%), D.C. United’s Christian Benteke (7.1%), and Messi's Inter Miami teammate Luis ...