With 4 matches for Inter Miami in the American League, Messi is nominated for the Best Player Award boring

On Thursday, Major League Soccer released its list of nominees for its 2023 awards. As for the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, which selects the best player in the regular season, it appears on the list. Messi, who has played in only four league matches for Inter Miami so far. Similar situation to BusquetsWho wore the Florida team jersey eight times in the tournament. The two were also nominated for Rookie of the Year.

For each category, each club was responsible for appointing its representatives, “in recognition of their outstanding performance throughout the 2023 regular season.” Messi and Busquets, who signed for Inter Miami during the off-season, are the only two Hirons players in contention for the league’s Player of the Year award. Jordi Alba, who also arrived midway through the year, was the team’s nominee for Defender of the Year.

The winner in each category will be selected through votes by journalists, members of the clubs’ technical committees, and MLS players. The three groups have equal weight in voting. The process continues from October 10 to 23 after the end of the regular season.

Meet the MLS 2023 MVP candidates:

• Luciano Acosta (Cincinnati)
• Thiago Almada (Atlanta United)
• Arthur (Houston Dynamo)
• Christian Benteke (DC United)
• Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union)
• Dennis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC)
• Roman Burki (St. Louis City)
• Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami)
• Julian Carranza (Philadelphia Union)
• Mathieu Choiniere (CF Montreal)
• Christian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes)
• Jesus Ferreira (FC Dallas)
• Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders)
• Ryan Gould (Vancouver Whitecaps)
• Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United)
• Carles Gil (New England Revolution)
• Cucho Hernandez (Columbus Crew)
• Hector Herrera (Houston Dynamo)
• Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
• Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders)
• Hani Mokhtar (Nashville)
• Keaton Parks (New York City)
• Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy)
• Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City)
• Emmanuel Reynoso (Minnesota United)
• Santiago Rodriguez (New York)
• Jonathan Sirius (CF Montreal)
• Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC)
• Eric Toomey (Sporting Kansas City)
• Facundo Torres (Orlando City)