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See Forbes' 2026 list of the most valuable MLS teams, with Lionel Messi producing a change at the top of the ranking and five clubs now worth at least $1 billion.
Today, MLS published the current amount of 2026 General Allocation Money available to clubs as of February 20 following Roster Compliance. This allows fans and media members to evaluate each club’s roster-building flexibility during the season in conjunction with the Club Roster Profiles.
FC Cincinnati lost to Toronto FC for the first time in six meetings at TQL Stadium, falling 1-0 March 8 in Major League Soccer action. Both teams are 1-2 for the 2026 season. Cincinnati has lost two straight, both by 1-0 shutouts.
D.C. United will host Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami on Saturday 40 miles north of Audi Field.
Inter Miami CF capped off their championship campaign as the highest-valued team in the MLS. The Herons earned a 2026 valuation of $1.45 billion in a new report from Sportico, allowing the club to leapfrog Los Angeles FC ($1.4 billion) as the highest-valued club in the MLS.
Three games in and the Vancouver Whitecaps are absolutely purring. All that and more in this week's edition of ESPN's MLS Power Rankings.