Landon Donovan says MLS is ‘not mature enough yet’ to completely abandon linear TV

Landon Donovan thinks MLS is confusing accessibility with visibility. The U.S. men’s national team’s all-time leading scorer said during a recent appearance on Front Office Sports’ Portfolio Players that a conversation he had with commissioner Don Garber on Tim Howard’s Unfiltered Soccer podcast stuck with him. Garber told him the league tried something new with the Apple deal,…

Apple TV’s MLS Deal Gets a World Cup Boost as Viewership Surges 62%

Major League Soccer says it is already benefiting from the growing buzz around the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In a new update, MLS said it averaged 7.9 million live match viewers per week across linear and streaming platforms, including Apple, during the first three months of the 2026 season, a 62% year-over-year increase. That momentum […]

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MLS Says Viewership Up 62% Outside of Apple Season Pass Paywall

MLS matches have averaged 62% more viewers through the first three months of its season compared to last year, the league announced Friday, with all games now available on Apple TV. Including viewership via international distribution and linear partners, the league said it averaged 7.9 million live match viewers per week heading into its World Cup […]

MLS’ Crew to Sell 37% Stake to Nationwide at $900M Valuation

Nationwide Mutual Insurance has reached an agreement to buy a 37% stake in MLS’ Columbus Crew at a $900 million valuation, according to multiple people familiar with the details. The deal is expected to close in the coming weeks and still needs approval by the MLS board of governors. Last month, Haslam Sports Group, which […]

Don Garber Joins the Latest Episode of ‘Sportico Sports Business’

Don Garber has been the commissioner of MLS since 1999, a tenure among U.S. pro sport league bosses second only to the NHL’s Gary Bettman. So, thinking about Garber’s succession is a natural conversation. Speaking on the latest episode of Sportico Sports Business Presented by Endava, airing Wednesday night on the YES Network and other outlets, […]

MLS Boss Don Garber: ‘We Had a Succession Plan. It Changed’

Don Garber, who is nearing the end of his three-decade tenure running Major League Soccer, said the league’s thinking about a commissioner succession plan was upended when longtime president Mark Abbott stepped down in 2022. Speaking on the latest episode of Sportico Sports Business Presented by Endava, Garber discussed the ongoing search for MLS’s next […]

„How Apple Shot an Entire MLS Game Using Only iPhone“

Apple’s full highlights from the match below look pretty standard, which is actually quite the accomplishment. Achieving a professional-grade, industry-standard broadcast using a device people carry around in their pocket is seriously impressive. As expected, the broadcast relied on much more than just the iPhone 17 Pro Max, though. As Brian Tong showed on Instagram,weiterlesen

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Episode 731 – The AFTN Soccer Show (Looking Downwards – Whitecaps dominant in San Diego, Whitecaps and MLS midseason review, Ralph Priso, CanMNT roster predictions)

We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, Canadian Premier League, and Canadian national team chat. The first part of the MLS season wound up this weekend with the last round of matches ahead of the World Cup break. The Whitecaps finished strong, dispatching San Diego 4-2 in…

Onde assistir o jogo do Inter Miami hoje? Saiba onde vai passar (domingo, 24/05/2026)

Com as informações do TVH News, você fica sabendo em qual canal vai passar e como assistir ao jogo entre Inter Miami e Philadelphia Union, pela MLS, ao vivo pela internet. Que horas é o jogo Inter Miami x Philadelphia Union? A partida, que acontecerá neste domingo (24), às 20h00, será transmitida ao vivo pela [...]

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Report and Reaction: Whitecaps head into World Cup break top of MLS West after dominant win in San Diego

(Photo Credit: @WhitecapsFC/X.com) Vancouver rounded off the first part of their MLS season in style in San Diego on Saturday night. A Brian White brace and goals from Bruno Caicedo and a returning Ralph Priso helped the ‘Caps to a 4-2 victory in their rematch of last year’s Western Conference final. Second half goals from…

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