The Danish midfielder was the joint leader in assists and tallied 19 goals. San Diego's 63 points were also a record for an MLS expansion franchise. The club claimed the top seed in the Western Conference, owning the tiebreaker over the Vancouver Whitecaps.

See the full list of 2025 MLS golden boot leading scorers after Lionel Messi won the honor for the first time by a distance.

Mortensen scored in 15 straight First Division matches for Blackpool in 1950–51, a record that lasted over 60 years. He finished the season with 30 league goals and later hit a hat-trick in the 1953 FA Cup final. A former RAF man, he scored 197 league goals for Blackpool and remains one of their all-time greats.

In recent matchups, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been in spectacular form, consistently finding the back of the net. Notably, Messi delivered an outstanding performance in the last game, securing a hat-trick and demonstrating his exceptional prowess on the field.