Designated Players (MLS)

Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both the Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, Messi has set numerous records for individual accolades won throughout his professional footballing career, including eight Ballon d'Ors, six European Golden Shoes, and eight times being named the world's best player by FIFA. In 2025, he was named the All Time Men's World Best Player by the IFFHS.

Sir David Robert Joseph Beckham is an English former professional footballer, the president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City F.C.. Primarily a right midfielder and known for his range of passing, crossing ability and set-piece taking, Beckham is considered one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest set-piece specialists of all time. He won 19 major trophies in his career, and is the only English player to win league titles in four different countries: England, France, Spain, and the United States.

Swedish association football player (born 1981)

French association football player and manager (born 1977)

Frank James Lampard is an English football manager and former midfielder who is the manager of EFL Championship club Coventry City. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time and one of Chelsea's and the Premier League’s greatest ever players, Lampard holds the record of the most Premier League goals (177) by a midfielder in its history.

English footballer and manager

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (; born 22 April 1982), commonly known as Kaká () or Ricardo Kaká, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Kaká was known for his explosive pace, dribbling, passing, and goalscoring, and is considered one of the greatest players of all time. With success for both club and country, he is one of the ten players to win the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA Champions League, and the Ballon d'Or.

English association football player and manager

German association football player

Ivorian and French association football player

French footballer (born 1986)

Spanish association football player

Italian association football player and manager

Spanish association football player (born 1988)

Spanish association football player

South Korean association football player (born 1992)

German association football player

Argentine association football player

Portuguese association football player

Swiss association football player

Mexican association football player (b. 1988)

Swedish association football player and manager

Australian association football player

German association football player (born 1996)

Irish association football player and manager

French footballer (born 1987)

Mexican association football player

Mexican footballer (born 2024)

Italian association football player

Brazilian association football player

American soccer player

American soccer player (born 1979)

American soccer player

English association football player (born 1982)

Cameroonian association football player

Mexican association football player

Nigerian association football player

Italian association football player

Japanese association football player

Argentine association football player

Colombian association football player

German association football player and manager

Belgian association football player (born 1990)

Mexican association football player and politician

Swedish association football player

Mexican association football player

American soccer player and coach

Italian association football player

Swiss footballer

Ivorian footballer (born 1992)

Finnish footballer (born 1990)

Paraguayan footballer

Russian footballer

American soccer player

Kenyan association football player

Spanish association football player

Argentine association football player

Mexican association football player

Brazilian footballer

Uruguayan association football player