Rodrigo De Paul's 71st minute goal helped Inter Miami claim its first-ever MLS Cup title with a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday at Chase Stadium in Miami.

Inter Miami have won the club’s first MLS Cup, beating the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on Saturday at Chase Stadium, with the winner coming on a Rodrigo De Paul goal in the 71st minute.

Lionel Messi provides two assists as Inter Miami beat Vancouver Whitecaps at Chase Stadium to win the MLS Cup for the first time.

After guiding them to the Leagues Cup in 2023 and the Supporters’ Shield in 2024, Messi finally delivered the ultimate prize on December 6, 2025, contributing two assists as Javier Mascherano’s side defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 3–1 in the MLS Cup —clinching the club’s first-ever league title.

Messi joined Inter Miami in the summer of 2023 and immediately helped the club claimed its first-ever trophy in the cross-border Leagues Cup. In 2024, Messi won his first league MVP award and led Miami to the Supporter’s Shield (best regular season record), but the team was upset in the first round of the playoffs.

Messi and Inter Miami have completed their ascent, beating the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on Saturday in the MLS Cup final for the franchise’s first championship. It came 2 1/2 years after the legend arrived in South Florida, a move that stunned plenty of onlookers at the time.

FORT LAUDERDALE – David Beckham has been one of the most formative players in Major League Soccer history and hit a new milestone on Saturday as his co-owned Inter Miami captured their first MLS Cup.

The Whitecaps pushed for a late equalizer before Messi helped set up an insurance goal as the Herons won MLS Cup for the first time

Lionel Messi hailed a "beautiful, emotional moment" after his brace of assists secured a first-ever MLS Cup title for Inter Miami.

A look at the results for every MLS Cup in history. The LA Galaxy own the most all-time wins since the inception of the championship game in 1996.

This is going to be an exciting battle between two teams that have never made it to this point in their respective histories. Despite winning the Supporters’ Shield last season, and the Leagues Cup in 2023, Messi has been unable to get Miami to the final, while the Whitecaps had never made it beyond the Western Conference Semifinals.

Don Garber said it when MLS announced its switch to a winter-centric schedule a few weeks ago, and he said it again Thursday at his State of the League address. The commissioner knows as well as anyone that the league needs to not just change when it plays,