FC Cincinnati midfielder Evander was voted the Major League Soccer Player of the Matchday presented by Michelob Ultra for Matchday 25 of the 2025 MLS season. The MLS All-Star bagged a second-half brac

MLS MVP frontrunners, Evander and Lionel Messi, faced off July 16 at TQL Stadium. The FC Cincinnati star left with a stronger case for the award.

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For all the hindsight that now calls Messi the greatest living player on Earth, what made Messi's career with FC Barcelona so captivating was his longtime rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid.

Asked by a reporter whether he and his FC Cincinnati teammates expected to dominate red-hot Inter Miami as they did at TQL Stadium on Wednesday night, the young homegrown responded with a measured dose of swagger.

FC Cincinnati star midfielder Evander and head coach Pat Noonan were named to the Major League Soccer Team of the Matchday after Wednesday's win over Lionel Messi and Inter Miami.

A nother week of MLS is in the books, and once again Lionel Messi and Evander are amid the top players from the weekend. For Messi, it looked like a fifth straight brace, while Evander scored another world-class strike in a loss to Columbus Crew SC.

FC Cincinnati midfielder Evander and defender Miles Robinson were selected Wednesday to the 26-player roster for the 2025 MLS All-Star Game.