Los Angeles Football Club fended off Lionel Messi's Inter Miami to retain their status as the most valuable Major League Soccer team for a third consecutive year, according to the annual 2025 list published by business magazine Forbes on Friday.

Major League Soccer clubs don’t quite spend as much as the top clubs of European football, but their wage bills are increasing as clubs like Inter Miami lure superstars like Lionel Messi to the United States.

While the main attraction is still Lionel Messi, it's perhaps fitting that for Major League Soccer's 30th season the league is welcoming its 30th team. Led by winger Hirving “Chucky” Lozano, San Diego FC is among the teams to watch this year,