This episode of the World Soccer Talk Podcast, entitled Can MLS Season Pass for free sell soccer fans on MLS, is presented by Sling. MLS is betting the farm on MLS Season Pass by offering the streaming service for free. At the same time, MLS is making its MLS 360 whip-around show available in more […]

For the first time this year, MLS 360 is available for free on YouTube. The whip-around show debuted ahead of the current Major League Soccer season. Previously only accessed by Apple TV+ subscribers or on MLS Season Pass, the show is set to be available on YouTube (as well as Apple TV) for the upcoming […]

From 2023 on, MLS Season Pass is the only way fans can watch every MLS match. Whether you're a casual fan or a hardcore supporter who doesn't miss a match from your favorite club, MLS Season Pass is where you'll be watching. But it's not the only soccer streaming option out there. For the casual […]

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 […]

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 […]

This episode of the World Soccer Talk Podcast, entitled MLS Season Pass Impasse, is presented by Sling. You speak, we listen. Your feedback about MLS Season Pass and what you like or don't like about the streaming service has blown up our comments section and in-boxes. On this episode of the World Soccer Talk Podcast, […]

In 2023, Major League Soccer has broken new ground in sports broadcasting with the introduction of MLS Season Pass. But how much is MLS Season Pass from Apple? A select number of games throughout the season are still shown on FOX's traditional national TV networks. But the league has largely left the old ways behind, […]

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 […]

From the bottom to the top, we take a deep dive into discussing what US lower league soccer clubs (and leagues themselves) need to improve in order to be more relevant in 2023 and beyond. This also includes a discussion of the complexity of the current system, and how the US Soccer Federation can make […]

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 […]

Apple TV+ saw no subscriber growth in Q1 2023, according to industry research. Instead, the paid-subscription service dipped in its overall market share compared to other American streaming services. Overall, Apple TV+ ranks seventh when it comes to market share in the streaming industry in the United States. A study from JustWatch showed that Apple […]

The list of MLS Season Pass announcers for Matchday 8, April 15-16, has arrived. Saturday sees thirteen matches, starting at 7:30 PM ET with the nightcaps kicking off at 10:30 PM. Sunday's lone match features El Tráfico in the free FOX game of the week at 4:30PM ET. League leaders Cincinnati visit surprise expansion side […]

For sports fans who are asking for it, it's coming home. The ability to watch MLS Season Pass with Multiview is launching this weekend in public beta for Apple TV 4K users who are enrolled in the program. A beta program allows a limited number of users the ability to test new features out before […]

Whether this week's report is true or not that MLS Season Pass subscriptions are falling well below the league's own projections is irrelevant. Apple countered, without revealing any metrics, that it was very happy with the progress. Honestly, though, it's too early in the 10-year partnership to begin panicking. Still, there are some cracks that […]

MLS, Apple and CBS Sports all face challenges in presenting soccer to its audiences. For MLS and Apple, the struggles revolve around convincing casual soccer fans to subscribe to a streaming package they may not want or believe in. With CBS, in their preparation for the launch of their new 24/7 soccer streaming channel, how […]