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Apple TV will stream every MLS game for free this weekend
Apple TV will stream all 14 of this weekend's MLS games for free. As such, you won't need an MLS Season Pass subscription to watch Lionel Messi's Inter Miami in action.
Apple TV's MLS Season Pass subscriptions have doubled since Messi's arrival in the US
Lionel Messi has hit the ground running in Major League Soccer and he's boosting Apple's bottom line in the process. Subscriptions to Apple TV's MLS Season Pass have more than doubled since the superstar's move to Inter Miami in July.
Apple offers a free one-month trial of MLS Season Pass to new and returning subscribers
Apple has begun offering a free one-month trial for MLS Season Pass.
T-Mobile is offering a free year of MLS Season Pass on AppleTV+
T-Mobile subscribers will soon be able to claim a full year of MLS Season Pass to watch in the Apple TV app.
Apple's MLS Season Pass will stream games in 1080p
Apple and MLS have shared more details on their Season Pass streaming service.
How to stream every game with Apple's MLS Season Pass
Apple's MLS streaming plan launches today. Here's what you need to know about the season-spanning subscription before the games begin.
Apple's Major League Soccer Season Pass debuts February 1st for $99 per year
Apple will offer access to every Major League Soccer game starting February 1st, provided you're willing to pay $99 per season.
Apple is reportedly building a live TV advertising network as part of its MLS deal
Expect to see a fair share of ads when Apple begins streaming Major League Soccer games next year.
Apple TV will stream every MLS game for a decade starting in 2023
There will be no regional blackouts, but you'll need a separate subscription to catch every match.
LAFC will offer stadium goers on-field audio via their phones
"The idea is to transport someone in the back row down to the action on the field," says co-founder Mike Einziger.
Amazon Prime Video will stream some Seattle Sounders MLS games
But you'll only be able to watch them if you're in Washington state.
How US Soccer develops the superstars of tomorrow using tech
Evangelo Spartiatis, 18, still remembers seeing professional soccer players on Facebook and Instagram wearing "some vest" during training. "What is that?" he recalls thinking. "Why are they wearing it?" Well, as it turns out, what was once a curiosity for him three years ago is, now, something he's all too familiar with. That "vest" Spartiatis talks about is part of a GPS-tracking system he has to wear every day he trains at the Atlanta United Academy, where he plays for the Under-19 development team of the current Major League Soccer (MLS) champion. He's one of Atlanta United's 155 youth players training with the Apex GPS, a wearable designed to measure their distance covered, acceleration, deceleration, speed and work rate. Developed by STATSports, a company founded in 2008 in Northern Ireland, the Apex Athlete Monitoring system consists of a vest that goes between a player's shoulder blades and a small, lightweight GPS device that attaches to it. During a typical training session, its system will collect millions of data points from players, which, STATSports says, can be streamed to a laptop, smartphone, tablet or smartwatch in real time. This allows coaches and training staff to monitor a player's performance live, both in training or in an actual match. If a player isn't covering ground they're supposed to, or if they're not running as fast as they could, the team's staff will know immediately.
MLS' new app combines highlights, fantasy soccer and merch
Major League Soccer is launching a new flagship app today ahead of the 2019 season that will let fans get highlights, tickets, merchandise and fantasy info in one place. After you set your club preference, it'll personalize the app with the team colors and other touches. That'll all be in sync with an all-new ad campaign called "Live Your Colors," along with a behind-the-scenes look (below) that's also launching today to promote the app.
Fox is putting cameras on corner flags for Saturday's MLS Cup
When Atlanta United FC and the Portland Timbers go head-to-head December 8th to determine the winner of the MLS Cup, you'll be able to see the action from the deepest corners of the pitch. Fox Sports is setting up cameras on the corner flags that will provide viewers with a new angle to see the game from.
'FIFA' eSports league eMLS expands to 22 teams
eMLS, the FIFA eSports league of Major League Soccer, is getting ready to expand. Following a successful inaugural season earlier this year, the league run in parternship with EA Sports will head into 2019 with three new squads. Atlanta United, D.C. United and FC Cincinnati will all have eSports clubs appearing in the next season. They will compete for the eMLS cup and will join in the new eMLS League Series events.
Premier League wants video referees starting next season
The wheels are in motion for the Premier League to roll out the video assistant referee (VAR) system starting in 2019-2020. Teams have agreed in principle to the plan, and the league will formally request approval from FIFA and the International Football Association Board.
The best ways to stream live sports
If you're a sports fan, there's nothing quite like kicking back on the couch, cracking open a cold one and watching your favorite team rise triumphant over the other guys. For the longest time, it was thought that the only way to have such an experience was via a TV coupled with a cable or satellite subscription. That's because, for the most part, sports are best enjoyed live, and watching live TV hasn't always been the province of cord cutters. Things have changed in the past few years, however. Not only can you now stream most live sports on your computer or your smartphone, but you don't even need a cable or satellite provider to do so, which can potentially save you plenty of money. Yet the process is less easy than you'd think -- it depends a lot on what sport you're into and which teams you support -- and there are occasionally local blackouts to contend with as well. But with the cord-cutting movement gaining momentum recently, it's now a lot easier to watch live sports online than it's ever been, as long as you know what to look for. For the purposes of this guide, we decided to focus on the five major sports that are most often watched live -- American football, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, and domestic and international soccer -- though we also offer information about other sports like tennis and golf where relevant.
Twitter will livestream Major League Soccer games
Twitter hasn't scored a major sports livestreaming deal in a long while, but that drought is over. Variety has learned that the social network has struck a 3-year deal with Major League Soccer that will give it a selection of weekly video, including "at least" 24 live matches. The arrangement will turn Univision's normally Spanish-language broadcasts into English-language streams for Twitter users in the US. The first livestream has already taken place, in fact -- Twitter broadcast a match between Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake on March 10th.
YouTube TV adds Seattle Sounders local broadcasts to its MLS slate
YouTube TV has landed another Major League Soccer deal, and this time you might be more likely to notice. As part of a multi-year agreement, the internet TV service is now the official streaming option for all Seattle Sounders FC games. Similar to the LAFC deal, you can watch the 14 nationally televised games on conventional TV networks like ESPN and Fox (including through their online apps), but a dedicated YouTube TV channel will stream the teams' 20 regionally-broadcast games online.
MLS eSports league's first tournament streams on Twitch this April
Last month, Major League Soccer became the latest US sports association to create its own eSports league, eMLS, which will exclusively run EA Sports' game FIFA 18. We knew its first-ever event would be a tournament (the eMLS Cup) at the upcoming PAX East where 19 players, each representing an MLS team, will compete to qualify for the league's global playoffs. But today, the nascent eMLS has laid out how the tournament will go down -- and where folks at home can stream it.
