ALL POSTS TAGGED "Major League Soccer"

Oli Scarff

News

/ 3 days ago

USL builds better mousetrap for US soccer with plans for new D1

As Alexi Lalas once said, "There is nothing stopping others from trying to build a better mousetrap." Based on preliminary details announced Thursday, the United Soccer League (USL) may have unlocked that mousetrap with a plan to launch a USL Premier League division in 2027 as a Division I league, pending approval from the US […]

TV

/ 5 days ago

Apple TV arrives on Android: A perfect match for MLS fans

Better late than never, Apple has added the Apple TV app to the Google Play Store to make it available to millions of Android users in the United States. As a consequence, that means that soccer fans can finally watch MLS Season Pass via an app on their Android mobile phones starting with the 2025 […]
Evan Bernstein

News

/ 12 days ago

US Soccer called to task after winning NASL antitrust lawsuit

After seven long years of waiting for NASL's antitrust lawsuit against US Soccer and MLS to go to trial, a verdict was reached earlier this week in favor of USSF and Major League Soccer. As my good friend Kartik Krishnaiyer wrote this week, "The complexity of business issues that impact lower division soccer in the […]
Frederick M. Brown

TV

/ 18 days ago

Free MLS Season Pass: Will It Pay Off for the League?

T-Mobile is bringing back its offer to allow customers to get a free MLS Season Pass subscription. After offering it for free to T-Mobile subscribers in 2023, MLS decided to skip the offer in 2024. Thankfully for T-Mobile customers, MLS Season Pass will be free beginning February 18, 2025, with offer details available through the […]
Harry How

TV

/ 21 days ago

MLS Season Pass moves studios in new, big partnership deal

Major League Soccer is making a jump from the top rope this season as it officially moves its MLS Season Pass studio from Manhattan to the Studios at WWE in Stamford, Connecticut. Yes, that WWE, the World Wrestling Entertainment whose broadcast center is on the campus of WWE's global headquarters. The move is being made […]

News

/ 25 days ago

What MLS would look like if it had relegation

What if MLS had relegation? For soccer fans, it would instantly make the league more interesting. For example, imagine if the Premier League didn't have promotion and relegation. There'd be zero chance of Leicester City, Nottingham Forest, Brighton, Brentford, or Bournemouth playing in Europe's top league. Those clubs and many others have breathed new life […]

TV

/ 66 days ago

Apple TV's MLS gamble backfires: Record-low final viewership

Reporter John Ourand, a two-decade veteran of Sports Business Journal and the leading sports TV industry insider in the United States, suggests that Apple TV's MLS viewership for the 2024 final was as low as 65,000 viewers on MLS Season Pass. Ourand, who now writes for the sports industry newsletter Puck, added that the game […]

News

/ 114 days ago

Why MLS needs to implement apertura clausura league format

It was recently revealed that Major League Soccer (MLS) officials are considering making major changes to its calendar, and perhaps adopting an Apertura and Clausura format. Both league and club executives are currently discussing potentially changing the division's annual schedule to begin in the fall and extend to spring. The move would essentially flip the […]

News

/ 115 days ago

Popular Brazilian clubs to join Orlando City in January FC Series

Three of Brazil's top soccer teams are set to travel to Orlando in January for a string of friendlies. São Paulo, Atlético Mineiro, and Cruzeiro will join Major League Soccer side Orlando City in the latest edition of the FC Series. The competition, or the Florida Cup, is an annual group of soccer friendlies typically […]

News

/ 116 days ago

Arsenal Women want NYCFC's Nick Cushing as next manager

New York City FC head coach Nick Cushing is reportedly being targeted by Arsenal Women. The Women's Super League (WSL) club is currently without a permanent manager after Jonas Eidevall resigned from the role. Eidevall had been at the helm since 2021 and guided them to back-to-back League Cup titles. However, the Swede stepped down […]

News

/ 116 days ago

MLS would benefit from fall-spring calendar in multiple ways

Major League Soccer (MLS) is reportedly considering making major changes to its calendar. The North American division currently runs from spring to fall each year. However, the league may soon opt to flip the annual schedule to begin in the fall and extend to spring. The Athletic writer Paul Tenorio reports that league officials and […]

News

/ 118 days ago

Former MLS team president says pro/rel would benefit US soccer

Promotion and relegation is one of the most controversial topics in American soccer. Everyone has thoughts and conversations often get heated. Most of us are speaking just as fans though. Our points of view are just as informed or ignorant as everyone else’s. That’s not true in the case of Tim Bezbatchenko. Bezbatchenko spent years […]

News

/ 122 days ago

Suarez hopeful to stay in Miami as contract talks continue

Luis Suarez has revealed that he is currently locked in contract negotiations with Inter Miami officials. The star previously signed a one-year deal with the Major League Soccer team ahead of the 2024 season. The short-term contract, however, did reportedly come with an option to extend the striker's stay for another year. Nevertheless, this particular […]

TV

/ 122 days ago

MLS casts doubt on its future with Apple TV for the first time

The deal between Apple and MLS to broadcast every game in the American top flight was always a risk. In 2023, MLS Commissioner Don Garber even admitted it. On one hand, removing MLS from regional sports networks as well as only offering a slim number of games on FOX Sports has produced underwhelming results. On […]

News

/ 123 days ago

Don Garber lives in fantasy land where MLS model is a success

Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber is no stranger to comments that outwardly and, perhaps incorrectly, defend the MLS model. Most recently, Garber was a speaker at Leaders Week 2024 in London where he touted that soccer would be in a better position if it followed the lead of Major League soccer. "If you were […]