latest articles by Christopher Harris
Podcast
/ 583 days agoWhy aren't fans signing up for MLS Season Pass?
We jump into reading the feedback from soccer fans throughout the United States and our analysis and experience about why soccer fans are not signing up for MLS Season Pass, fifteen months after the service launched on Apple TV. Has MLS moving to Apple left the door wide open for USL, NWSL, and EPL to […]
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/ 584 days agoMLS chief reveals stance on foreign leagues playing in USA
It's rare to see executives from MLS attending games in foreign leagues. With this in mind, eagle-eyed viewers who watched last Saturday's game between RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund may have spotted a familiar face in the crowd. TV cameras zoomed in on MLS Commissioner Don Garber high-fiving RB Leipzig executives during the East German […]
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/ 587 days agoBenjamin Sesko unplugged: RB Leipzig star on Zlatan and NBA
RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko joined the club in the summer of 2023 from sister club RB Salzburg. Thus far, he’s scored 10 goals in 27 appearances for Leipzig as the team continues its run toward UEFA Champions League qualification. Before joining RB Leipzig, the Slovenian international was on the radar of a lot of […]
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/ 592 days agoApple adding FIFA Club World Cup could help MLS Season Pass
Apple is in talks with FIFA to acquire the global broadcast rights to 2025's FIFA Club World Cup in the United States. If the deal between FIFA and Apple goes through later this month, the FIFA Club World Cup could be the rocket fuel that MLS (Major League Soccer) needs to drive subscriptions to MLS […]
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/ 595 days agoCoverage of Brasileirao games in USA is in flux
For viewers in the United States, coverage of the 2024 season of the Brasileirao is in flux due to several issues caused by the league. Despite the season having launched on April 13, the issues have still been unresolved, sources informed World Soccer Talk. Through the end of the 2023 season, US-based streaming service Fanatiz […]
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/ 597 days agoHow to grade MLS Season Pass: Roaring success or messy failure?
With MLS Season Pass, Major League Soccer and Apple have created a streaming service ahead of its time. No other soccer league worldwide has a deal that's as revolutionary. The 10-year partnership, unheard of in soccer circles, ensures anyone can sign up and pay to watch games on a single platform. No blackouts. No headaches. […]
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/ 598 days agoWrexham more popular than every MLS team except Inter Miami
According to Google, Wrexham AFC is more popular than every MLS team in the United States except Inter Miami. The 2024 data is from Google Trends, Google's website that analyzes the popularity of top search queries in Google Search across various regions and languages. Owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, Wrexham AFC […]
Podcast
/ 603 days agoMLS Season Pass pros and cons after year one
It's been more than a year since MLS Season Pass has launched, so it's perfect timing to identify the pros and cons of the streaming product and the market conditions impacting it. What has improved, what needs to improve, and what issues are impacting the growth of Major League Soccer's revolutionary streaming product such as […]
TV
/ 638 days agoFubo to stream every Copa America, Euro 2024 game
Streaming service Fubo is the home of soccer this June and July. Fubo will stream every game of Copa America and Euro 2024 for soccer fans in the United States for a total of 83 games. FOX Sports has the English-language rights to both competitions and has exclusively sublicensed five Euro 2024 games to Fubo. […]
Apple TV
/ 654 days agoMLS Season Pass has silenced a lot of dissenting voices
Apple's partnership with Major League Soccer has been a game changer, but have you noticed the impact it has had on the MLS Season Pass voices who cover the games? One of the benefits to Major League Soccer of bringing all of the production of games in-house is that it has complete control over the […]
Apple TV
/ 659 days agoMLS and Apple make MLS Season Pass budget cuts
Major League Soccer has reduced the number of commentators and analysts calling games on MLS Season Pass in 2024. The MLS Season Pass budget cuts are part of a business effort to reduce costs after spending on production costs exceeded expectations last year, sources told World Soccer Talk. In total, 18 people have been cut […]
Apple TV
/ 660 days agoWill MLS’ Open Cup PR fiasco impact MLS Season Pass signups?
Major League Soccer's 29th season begins in less than one week. In what is Lionel Messi's first full season in MLS, his Inter Miami team kicks off the season opener on February 21st against Real Salt Lake, live on MLS Season Pass. Normally, the excitement level for a season opener featuring the world's greatest player […]
Apple TV
/ 675 days agoMLS Season Pass FAQ for 2024: Latest Updates
Major League Soccer and Apple TV are in year two of the MLS Season Pass era. The one-stop streaming platform for all things MLS returns, and there are several important changes for MLS Season Pass in 2024. Hence, the reason why we've created this MLS Season Pass FAQ for you to keep you informed. MLS […]