Apple and Major League Soccer released a list of on-air broadcasters for the upcoming 2023 season. MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app will be the new home to American soccer beginning next month. Play-by-play duties will be handled by Max Bretos, Steve Cangialosi, Jake Zivin, Pablo Ramírez and Frederic Lord. Match analysts include Kyndra […]

MLS on Pluto TV is no more. The free channel featuring MLS games, highlights and interviews has been shut down as the Apple era begins. According to Pluto TV, the MLS Channel is no longer available. Originally launched in 2019, Major League Soccer heralded MLS on Pluto TV as "the first pro sports league to […]

The 2023 Major League Soccer season is quickly coming upon us, but the crews of American commentators for MLS on Apple are still undecided. So, I've taken a stab at who are my recommended MLS announcers for Apple TV. As covered, the Apple TV deal starts right away when the new season begins on Feb. […]

MLS is the latest league to have some confusion over how to watch their games. For years, MLS games aired, in English, on ESPN and FOX's channels. Meanwhile, ESPN+ held the streaming rights to many of the games over the last several years. Almost all of that changes beginning with the 2023 MLS campaign. Major […]

MLS talking heads such as Alexi Lalas continue to evangelize that the league has more parity than other competitions. However, when it comes to television broadcasts on the network he works for, there is no parity. Instead, as the only MLS television broadcaster left standing, FOX Sports has their favorites. For instance, when it comes […]

A new era beckons for the top-flight domestic league after MLS announces 2023 schedule The year 2023 is a brand-new era for Major League Soccer. It marks the start of a brand-new 10-year partnership with Apple TV. Because of this, every single MLS game is available via MLS Season Pass streaming service for the next […]

Sportico released information that essentially listed MLS clubs as more valuable than a number of their Premier League counterparts. This, unsurprisingly, does not apply to those such as Manchester United and City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs. However, the seventh-most valuable Premier League side, Everton, had a similar valuation to the New York Red Bulls. […]

A new chapter begins for Major League Soccer (MLS) on February 25, 2023. It's the first game of a brand-new media partnership with Apple where every game is streamed globally. In doing so, the league is hiring a team of talented presenters and commentators. Focusing on the play-by-play commentators only, MLS needs to pick these […]

While Major League Soccer has a massive streaming deal, MLS has also acquired linear TV rights from both FOX and Univision. The entities announced a four-year deal, even though MLS's streaming deal with MLS Season Pass on Apple is a 10-year agreement. FOX Sports's channels, namely FOX, FS1 and FOX Deportes, have exclusive English- and […]

Univision will broadcast Leagues Cup games beginning in 2023. It will not, however, do the same for Major League Soccer. Univision will have linear rights to the package of Leagues Cup games, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer's Jonathan Tannenwald. Featuring Liga MX against Major League Soccer teams battling each other, the Leagues Cup Final appears […]

FOX Sports have acquired MLS TV rights beginning with the 2023 season, according to the New York Post. Reporter Andrew Marchand says that ESPN will no longer broadcast MLS games. Instead, FOX Sports have renewed its deal with Major League Soccer, and is set to broadcast a select number of games on television each year. […]

Sports industry analyst Andrew Marchand believes that it's unlikely that ESPN will renew its MLS TV deal, which would be a huge blow to Major League Soccer. ESPN has had the rights to MLS in the United States since 1996 when the league launched. MLS TV deal: ESPN likely to take a pass, says expert […]

Out of the five lead commentators FOX Sports selected to announce World Cup games in Qatar, only two of them are American soccer commentators born in the US. FOX's selection of John Strong and JP Dellacamera make sense. The duo are logical hires for FOX Sports given their name recognition among viewers. However, why didn't […]

A huge battle for domestic rights to the Eredivisie is about to kick off in the Netherlands. Indications are that US-based tech giant Apple is entering the fight for Eredivisie rights, according to a report. By the looks of it, expect a battle royal between traditional TV outlets and streaming services that could change the […]

Major League Soccer, or MLS, commissioner Don Garber wants to make some interesting rule changes to the sport, including the addition of a time-wasting rule. The 65-year-old American recently spoke with The Times about a wide range of issues. That includes the aforementioned time wasting, as well as microphones on players and referee explanations for […]