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2024 MLS awards: Lucho or Cucho for MVP? Is the Shield Miami's?

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Just one month of the 2024 MLS regular season remains. The campaign began seven months ago, affording us plenty of opportunities to get a good look at the best (and worst) the league has to offer. So as we march toward Decision Day on Oct. 19, we reflect on all the soccer that has been played this year, and begin to turn our attention to award season.

If not for his prolonged injury layoff, it would be easy to imagine Lionel Messi winning the Landon Donovan MVP award and the Golden Boot -- maybe even the Supporters' Shield all by himself, and Coach of the Year while he's at it -- but his absence has opened the door for the rest of the league.