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 […]

The pairings of MLS Season Pass announcers for the slate of games set for April 8 is here. Fourteen games kickoff on Saturday evening, starting at 7:38 PM ET and wrapping up with a pair of 10:38 PM ET starts. League debutants St. Louis City SC finally got their first loss last week, but they […]

Major League Soccer made the leap into the great unknown on February 25th when it began streaming every game in a partnership deal with Apple. The 10-year deal is bold, risky and exciting, but how has the streaming subscription service done have month one? We take a look with the MLS Season Pass report card. […]

MLS Season Pass could soon add the multiview feature that allows people to watch multiple games at once. With Major League Soccer introducing matchdays with 14 games on one day, this would allow the league to provide viewers with maximum views for multiple games. According to 9to5Mac, this option would be across Apple, not selective […]

Apple and MLS revealed their announcers for the sixth round of league games on MLS Season Pass on April 1. All 14 matchups kick off on Saturday, starting at 7:35 PM ET with eight games, three at 8:35 PM, one at 9:35 PM, and two west coast games wrapping up the night at 10:35 PM. […]

One of the unintended consequences of MLS Season Pass is that the MLS co-commentators are no longer the stars of the show. It didn't used to be that way. When ESPN had rights to MLS, co-commentator Taylor Twellman was arguably the number one US Soccer and MLS analyst in the United States. He, along with […]

Anyone who has watched soccer games on Apple TV's MLS Season Pass this season will have noticed how crisp and detailed the picture quality is, for the most part. So much so that it's starting to make broadcasts of soccer games on other streaming services look inferior. While not quite the same, it does remind […]

Apple and MLS revealed their announcers for the fifth round of league games on MLS Season Pass on March 25. All 14 matchups will take place this Saturday. Although we're just five weeks into the campaign, there are certainly some interesting fixtures at the weekend. St. Louis City SC, despite being in their inaugural season […]