Messi and Surridge late winners shape MLS playoff race
On Matchday 34, the final league slate before Decision Day, Lionel Messi and Sam Surridge scored late winners that changed playoff positioning.
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On Matchday 34, the final league slate before Decision Day, Lionel Messi and Sam Surridge scored late winners that changed playoff positioning.
Sports outlined the MLS playoff race before Saturday's Decision Day, with several places already settled and seeding still in play.
Lionel Messi can play for Inter Miami against the New England Revolution on Sunday despite a fifth booking, because of MLS's yellow-card reduction rule.
Matchday 34 is the second-to-last round of the 2026 MLS season, with three playoff places still open in each conference.