Sporting Kansas City vs New York Red Bulls will kick off ESPN’s 2014 coverage of Major League Soccer. The network will be airing a total of 18 games for national broadcast in the United States (17 on ESPN2 and 1 on ESPN). ESPN Deportes and Watch ESPN will also carry the games to their providers.

The schedule is highlighted by many of MLS’ high profile rivalries and the MLS All Star Game vs Bayern Munich on August 6th. ESPN will cover two Cascadia Cup clashes between Seattle Sounders and Portland Timber (Sunday, July 13, and Sunday, Aug. 24). Other rivalries include; New York Red Bulls vs Los Angeles Galaxy, Red Bulls vs Philadelphia Union, and two matches between the Seattle Sounders and LA Galaxy. Defending champion Sporting Kansas City will be on ESPN2 four times. In total 17 of the games will feature at least one team that made the 2013 playoffs.

 

ESPN’s 2014 MLS Schedule

(Schedule Subject to Change)

Date Time (ET) Match Networks
Tue, May 27 7:45 p.m. Sporting Kansas City vs. New York Red Bulls ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Wed, Jun 11 10 p.m. Portland Timbers vs. FC Dallas ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Sun, Jul 6 3 p.m. Sporting Kansas City vs. Chicago Fire ESPN/ESPN Deportes
Sun, Jul 13 10 p.m. Seattle Sounders vs. Portland Timbers ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Wed, Jul 16 7 p.m. Philadelphia Union vs. New York Red Bulls ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Sat, Jul 19 6 p.m. Sporting Kansas City vs. LA Galaxy ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Sat, Jul 26 10 p.m. Seattle Sounders vs. LA Galaxy ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Wed, Jul 30 9 p.m. Real Salt Lake vs. New York Red Bulls ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Wed, Aug 6 9:30 p.m. MLS All-Star Game:MLS All-Stars vs. Bayern Munich ESPN2
Sun, Aug 10 10:30 p.m. Seattle Sounders vs. Houston Dynamo ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Sun, Aug 24 5 p.m. Portland Timbers vs. Seattle Sounders ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Sun, Sep 7 5 p.m. Portland Timbers vs. San Jose Earthquakes ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Wed, Sep 10 8 p.m. New York Red Bulls vs. D.C. United ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Sun, Sep 28 8:30 p.m. LA Galaxy vs. New York Red Bulls ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Thu, Oct 2 8 p.m. Philadelphia Union vs. Chicago Fire ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Sun, Oct 12 7 p.m. FC Dallas vs. LA Galaxy ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Thu, Oct 16 8 p.m. Houston Dynamo vs. New England Revolution ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Sun, Oct 19 8:30 p.m. LA Galaxy vs. Seattle Sounders ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Sun, Oct 26 8:30 p.m. Sporting Kansas City vs. New York Red Bulls ESPN2/ESPN Deportes