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/ 1147 days ago

MLS considers allowing 62% of teams into playoffs

Major League Soccer is considering some interesting changes to its playoffs and the number of teams involved. The 2023 season set to start in just a few weeks. Despite this, the league does not have a playoff structure currently set in stone. One of the alterations that could be coming to MLS is 18 teams […]

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/ 1148 days ago

Why soccer fans prefer promotion and relegation

Promotion and relegation is a system used throughout most of the soccer world. Clubs move up and down their country's standings based on their relative strength via results on the field from season to season. And soccer fans all over the world overwhelmingly prefer it to the alternative. The alternative is the franchise system. One […]

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/ 1149 days ago

Nearly 20% of US households have over 3 Apple devices

Apple devices are a mainstay of US households. The portfolio of devices are so frequent around the United States, that almost a fifth of the population is an Apple loyalist. Parks Associates, a market research firm conducted a quarterly survey of 10,000 US households analyzing if they use Apple, Google, Samsung or Amazon devices. The […]

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/ 1149 days ago

What is promotion and relegation?

Promotion and relegation is one of the key mechanics across much of the global sport called soccer. But what is pro/rel, as it's commonly abbreviated? If you're a new fan, especially coming from American sports, you might be completely unfamiliar with the concept. What is promotion and relegation? At the most basic level, promotion and […]

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/ 1150 days ago

Everyone can’t stop talking about Wrexham, even The Athletic

It seems that everyone can't stop talking about Wrexham, even MLS’s favorite publication The Athletic. Writer Pablo Maurer asked Wrexham advisor to the board Shaun Harvey why soccer fans would prefer an FA Cup match with Wrexham over an MLS one. “It’s flattering from our perspective,” said Harvey. “It’s because it isn’t usual. It isn’t […]

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/ 1151 days ago

MLS Season Pass FAQ: Answering your questions

For 2023, Major League Soccer has moved its entire streaming output to Apple. As a result, games are now on Apple's MLS Season Pass. To explain how it all works, we've written this detailed MLS Season Pass FAQ to help you and fellow soccer fans. This is the one-stop shop for everything regarding Major League […]

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/ 1151 days ago

MLS Season Pass announcers and analysts for Apple deal

Major League Soccer's new deal with Apple brings a world of change. MLS now has a designated list of announcers and analysts that cover the league in its entirety. In fact, the MLS Season Pass announcers are part of a massive hiring spree by Major League Soccer, encompassing between 80 and 100 broadcasters in total. […]

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/ 1151 days ago

How to watch MLS Season Pass on Roku

MLS Season Pass is available on Roku, the company known for its set-top box that has more than 65 million active users worldwide. For those unaware, MLS Season Pass is the new hub for everything related to Major League Soccer. As part of the historic deal between Apple and MLS, MLS Season Pass has live […]

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/ 1151 days ago

How to watch MLS Season Pass on Amazon Fire

You can watch MLS Season Pass on Amazon Fire, even though it's not an Apple device. Apple and Major League Soccer teamed up for a record-breaking 10-year contract that starts with the 2023 MLS campaign. Amazon Fire TV, with over 150 million devices sold worldwide, allows access to MLS Season Pass. Therefore, you can watch […]

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/ 1151 days ago

How to watch MLS Season Pass on Android

With the launch of MLS Season Pass from Apple, some Android users may be wondering whether they can use the service or not. After all, MLS Season Pass is the new hub for all things Major League Soccer. Live broadcasts, team updates, specific coverage of players and more all runs through MLS Season Pass. Fortunately, […]

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/ 1152 days ago

LAFC value hits 1 billion dollars, but who’s buying?

Los Angeles Football Club has become the first Major League Soccer side to hit $1 billion in valuation. This is according to a report by Forbes. LAFC has only been a part of the United States top flight for nine years. Head managing owner Bennett Rosenthal and his partners initially paid a $110 million expansion […]

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/ 1155 days ago

MLS adds more commentators to MLS Season Pass

On February 1, MLS Season Pass launches. However, the league has still not finalized its complete lineup of broadcasters who will be bringing the 2023 season to us. And we're still waiting to find out who their blockbuster lead commentator is in English. The league has it with the previously-announced co-commentator Taylor Twellman, but the […]

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/ 1157 days ago

Conmebol and Concacaf's new club competition is fascinating

Tucked away in the last paragraph of the press release about Copa America returning to the United States was arguably the biggest news of the day. Conmebol and Concacaf have decided to create a brand-new final four tournament between the best teams from Copa Libertadores versus Concacaf Champions League. The club angle of the Conmebol-Concacaf […]

Leagues: MLS

/ 1160 days ago

Study: MLS ranked 29th most competitive soccer league in world

Major League Soccer has been working to grow its standing as a top competitive soccer league in the world. Yet, a new study may do damage to that metric. Twenty-First Group is a sports intelligence agency that works to compare leagues across continents. Think of Five Thirty Eight's Global Soccer Rankings. Twenty-First Group wanted to […]

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/ 1161 days ago

MLS Season Pass will have a local angle after all

One of the biggest concerns that fans of Major League Soccer teams have about MLS Season Pass is that they're losing local announcers. Previously, MLS has always had local announcers calling games across a range of regional sports networks nationwide. Many of them were considered experts and familiar voices that fans grew up with, while […]