Major League Soccer and Apple TV have debuted a one-month free trial to MLS Season Pass. It'll give soccer fans an opportunity to test drive the streaming subscription service. The free one-month trial is available now through October 31, 2023. After the free trial ends, MLS Season Pass renews at the monthly rate of $14.99 […]

This summer's Soccer Champions Tour will compete directly for viewers and popularity with the revamped Leagues Cup. The two competitions overlap in kickoff dates, making for a battle over which can pull in the audiences. In one corner is the royalty of the sport. Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus and Milan each have three games in […]

Major League Soccer is a vast improvement over the leagues that came before it in the US, and even over where the MLS itself was just 20 years ago. Even critics can't argue that MLS has raised the standard of the game significantly in North America. However, the league needs to decide whether it wants […]

PSG and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi looks close to joining Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal next season. The club is offering Messi a staggering $650 million to play in Saudi Arabia. This is reportedly a two-year deal, meaning Messi will make $325 million per year to play in Saudi Arabia. It is far more than the […]

San Diego is on the verge of becoming the latest MLS expansion franchise location. After a number of close calls in getting a club, the southern California city will be the 30th MLS club. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, the announcement from MLS in bringing a club to the area could be as soon […]

The latest episode of the World Soccer Talk Podcast is presented by Sling. We discuss how to fix MLS Season Pass. Despite Apple and MLS being unwilling to share any metrics about how MLS Season Pass is doing, it's safe to say that MLS Season Pass is not in the zeitgeist of soccer watching in the United […]

Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber had some interesting things to say regarding the US Open Cup. Speaking at a U.S. Soccer board meeting, Garber heavily criticized the domestic cup competition for a multitude of reasons. As reported by Jonathan Tannenwald of the Philadelphia Inquirer, he centered the strong opinions towards USSF chief commercial officer […]

The recent feud between Lionel Messi and PSG opens the doors for his departure. With Barcelona, Major League Soccer and one of the wealthy clubs in Saudi Arabia courting the Argentine, Messi has options to choose from. According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Messi will not be a PSG player next season. While Messi was […]

Wrexham is currently one of the biggest talking points in US sport. So much so that the fifth division Welsh soccer team is surpassing MLS in popularity, according to data made available by Google. For 2023 to date in the United States, Wrexham is pulling in relatively more searches in Google than Major League Soccer. […]

FIFA has reportedly blocked a trial for temporary substitutions for players that have suffered a head injury. The world's governing body of the sport was previously approached by multiple soccer leagues on the issue. However, The Times is claiming that FIFA has now rejected the concept. According to the British news outlet, officials from the […]

MLS has fined New England Revolution head coach Bruce Arena for violating the Major League Soccer public criticism policy. The decision follows New England’s match against the Columbus Crew on April 15. Arena received a yellow card in last weekend’s 1-1 draw against the Crew. The main point of contention was a lengthy VAR delay […]

Swedish company GOALS revealed that they have raised $20 million to help create a new self-titled soccer video game. This investment was led by venture capital Seven Seven Six. The firm is headed by Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian. Along with Ohanian's group, the massive funding was also helped by fellow firms Northzone, Moonfire, and Cassius. […]

Versatile New York City FC player James Sands has claimed that Major League Soccer provides a better test than the Scottish Premiership. The 22-year-old center back/midfielder previously spent the last year on loan with Scottish side Rangers. Sands was supposed to remain with the Glasgow club for the remainder of the current campaign, but he […]

Carlos Vela’s brace gave LAFC a thrilling 3-2 win over LA Galaxy in the Western Conference of MLS on Sunday afternoon. The result means that LAFC climb into second spot with 17 points from 7 games in the Western Conference standings. El Trafico, as it’s called, didn’t disappoint as both sides played free-flowing football. Galaxy […]

Apple TV suffered a major outage on Saturday night that prevented consumers from watching programming on Apple devices. In particular, the Apple TV outage resulted in MLS Season Pass being down for approximately two hours on a big night for MLS fans. The timing couldn't be any worse. Viewers on Apple devices missed the entirety […]