Messi, a member of Inter Miami, featured in just six season matches for David Beckham’s team. In a surprising turn of events, Lionel Messi, the World Cup winner and star forward for Inter Miami, has shockingly been left out of the Major League Soccer’s (MLS) 2023 season’s best players list, as reported by goal.com. The announcement came in an unconventional manner on MLS’s official X account, featuring a group chat titled “MLS Best XI.” The admin’s message read, “Alright! We wanted you guys to hear it first: You’re all part of the 2023 MLS Best XI!” Despite joining David Beckham’s Inter Miami in July earlier this year, Messi did not secure a spot on the list of the league’s top players. Messi’s omission from the lineup may come as a surprise to certain fans, given the former Barcelona striker’s substantial contribution to elevating the league’s global popularity, including in the United States.