
Is America ready for a first full season of Lionel Messi? Deke Mathews breaks down Inter Miami and four other teams in the second part of his MLS preview series.

He is not the highest-ranked forward this week, but RotoWire's JD Bazzo has Zlatan Ibrahimovic near the top and explains why he should be heavily considered for the fantasy captain's armband in Week 30.

A limited slate of matches over the FIFA international break reduces the player pool significantly, but Portland's Diego Valeri is still around for a great home matchup against Sporting KC.

Brian Fernandez hasn't scored in five of his last six starts, but RotoWire's JD Bazzo explains why the Timbers attacker is so high in his positional rankings for Week 23.
Sacha Kljestan is one of the steadiest fantasy producers in Major League Soccer, but JD Bazzo has his eyes set on a few other Red Bulls for Saturday's early slate.
Kei Kamara is still trying to find his way with the Revolution, but JD Bazzo thinks he could break out Saturday against the Fire.
FC Dallas rested most of their starters for Wednesday's 5-0 loss, which means Mauro Diaz and Co. are ready to break out Saturday against the lowly Fire.
With Diego Valeri possibly sitting out due to injury, Darlington Nagbe could take on a bigger attacking role for the Timbers on Monday against the Rapids.
David Villa has six goals in his last four games and will next face off against a Montreal side he's burned for three goals and one assist in two previous meetings.
Michael Bradley returns this weekend after playing for the U.S. Men's National Team, but a number of other MLS players are still on international duty. D.J. Trainor checks in on those and injuries throughout the league.
Toronto FC's Michael Bradley is one of a number of star players who will not be available for Week 14 because of international duty.
There may be too many cooks in the FC Dallas kitchen, and JD Bazzo thinks Mauro Diaz may be the odd man out.