Lionel Messi scored a late goal but sixth-seeded Nashville beat No. 3 seed Inter Miami 2-1 in Game 2 of the first round of the MLS Cup playoffs.

The 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs are here, and the postseason bracket is officially set. Eighteen teams will battle through the knockout rounds for a chance to lift the MLS Cup in December. From Wild Card matchups to the championship final,

Nashville took an early 2-0 lead, but in the 89th minute, Messi scored a brilliant goal to bring Inter Miami closer to an equalizer. Following a corner kick, the ball landed at the feet of the No. 10, who unleashed an unstoppable strike past the Nashville goalkeeper.

Obed Vargas scored early in the first half and late in the second to help the Seattle Sounders beat Minnesota United 4-2 on Monday night, forcing a deciding match in the best-of-three first-round series for the MLS Cup.

The final day of the MLS season came and went, with Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas securing the final two spots in the field in the west. The Eastern Conference's playoff teams were known before the night began with seeding only up for grabs as an intense ...

Ralph Priso scored the tying goal in the third minute of stoppage time and Belal Halbouni scored the decisive goal in a penalty-kick shootout on Saturday night to help the Vancouver Whitecaps beat FC Dallas on Saturday night to sweep the best-of-three first-round series in the MLS Cup playoffs.

Nathan Ordaz scored an easy tap-in in the 79th minute to give LAFC a 2-1 victory over Austin in the best-of-three series. LAFC plays at Austin on Sunday.