Resolution criteria

• Resolves to the single answer matching the player officially announced by MLS as the 2025 “MLS Golden Boot presented by Audi” winner (most goals in the MLS regular season). Primary sources for resolution: MLS’s Golden Boot winners page and the 2025 Golden Boot tracker/MLS stats at time of MLS’s announcement. (mlssoccer.com)

• Tie-handling follows MLS rules: first tiebreaker is assists, then fewest minutes played. Only regular-season MLS goals count (no Leagues Cup, playoffs, Open Cup, CCC, etc.). (mlssoccer.com)

• Timing note: MLS Decision Day for 2025 regular season is scheduled for October 18, 2025; market resolves once MLS announces the Golden Boot winner. (en.wikipedia.org)

Background

• Lionel Messi (Inter Miami): 2024 MLS MVP (20 G, 16 A). Leading the 2025 Golden Boot race as of Sept 25 with 24 goals and 13 assists. (mlssoccer.com)

• Denis Bouanga (LAFC): 2023 Golden Boot winner; logged 20 MLS regular-season goals in 2024; in 2025 chase with 22+ as of late Sept. (lafc.com)

• Sam Surridge (Nashville): Four-goal Matchday 10 performance; prominent 2025 All-Star/Golden Boot contender with 21+ goals as of late Sept. (nashvillesc.com)

Considerations

• If multiple players finish level on goals, MLS’s assists then minutes-played tiebreakers decide the winner; this market follows MLS’s final determination. (mlssoccer.com)

• Players can still win even if transferred or injured late in the season; resolution is based solely on MLS’s official award announcement. (mlssoccer.com)

• For quick verification near season’s end, use MLS’s live Golden Boot tracker; final resolution awaits MLS’s official winner post-Decision Day. (mlssoccer.com)