How to Watch & Stream Soccer Games on Apple TV
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Major League Soccer is back! Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF will host Real Salt Lake in a season 29 kickoff match on Wednesday (Feb. 21) at Miami’s DRV Pink Stadium.
“The first year of our partnership with Major League Soccer exceeded expectations and brought MLS to more fans than ever before,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of services. “We look forward to building upon that momentum, celebrating Messi’s first full season with the league, and delivering MLS fans the best experience possible.”
Apple is two years into its 10-year contract with MLS Season Pass.
“Launching MLS Season Pass was a transformational moment for our league as soccer fans throughout the world were able to watch MLS games with no restrictions and with terrific production quality thanks to our partnership with Apple,” added MLS commissioner Don Garber. “The first season overdelivered, and year two is going to be even better.”
In addition to the MLS Season Pass season opener, subscribers get to stream other Leagues Cup and Inter Miami CF matches, plus tons more content.
Spanish-speaking fans can enjoy programs such as the pregame and postgame shows, MLS La Previa and MLS El Resume. MLS 360, the live series featuring expert analysis, replays and match discussions, will be available in Spanish for the first time ever.
Inter Miami is scheduled to face the LA Galaxy on Sunday, Feb. 25 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles (click here for tickets). Other games slated for the weekend include LAFC vs. Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET, along with D.C. United vs. New England Revolution and Orlando City SC vs. CF Montréal, which both take place at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Messi made his highly-anticipated debut for Inter Miami CF last year, but 2024 marks the first time that fans will get to watch the soccer star play full season with the team. Besides every live MLS regular-season matches, Audi MLS Cup Playoffs, Leagues Cup, MLS All-Star, Campeones Cup, along with select MLS NEXT and MLS NEXT Pro matches and tournaments, will also be available on MLS Season Pass.
Visit MLSsoccer.com for the full 2024 MLS game schedule. Keep reading for details on how to stream Wednesday’s game and other MLS matches.
MLS Season Pass Pricing & How to Watch
Want to stream MLS from anywhere, anytime? MLS Season Pass is the only way to watch every single MLS game for one low price — and no local blackouts.
MLS Season Pass is a standalone service on the Apple TV app that gives fans exclusive access to stream every regular-season match, plus MLS NEXT Pro, MLS NEXT and more.
How much does MLS Season Pass cost? It’s $14.99 per month or $99 for the season. However, Apple TV+ subscribers can sign up at a discount of $12.99 per month or $79 for the season.
MLS Season Pass on Apple TV is now available in more than 100 countries around the world. If you’re not an Apple TV+ subscriber, you can join for free!
Apple TV+ is $9.99 per month after a free trail for a week. The streaming platform features sports, movies, TV series, live concerts and other bingeworthy content.
What time does the Inter Miami vs. NY Red Bulls game start? The soccer match will stream live on Saturday at 8:00 p.m. ET. on MLS Season Pass.
In celebration of the 2024 MLS season, fans can dive into of free, on-demand content including 14 matches over opening weekend, full replays of classic matches, documentary-style vignettes and the best league and club highlights from the 2023 season.
How to Get MLS Season Pass for Free
Want to stream MLS Season Pass games including Messi’s season opener for free? T-Mobile offers qualifying customers a free subscription to MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV+. Customers who subscribe to T-Mobile’s Go5G Plus Plan can enjoy Apple TV+ for free.
See more details on T-Mobile’s free perks here.
With MLS Season Pass, soccer fans can stay connected to the action by following their favorite MLS clubs through My Sports on the Apple TV app and stream on a Macbook, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV 4K (streaming internationally? Use ExpressVPN to access Apple TV).
Additionally, users can follow their favorite clubs, teams and leagues, get alerts before upcoming matches, follow scores in real time and much more on Apple TV+.
My Sports also syncs with Apple News, making it even easier to get personalized, real-time sports coverage.
You can stream Apple TV+ on Apple devices, smart TVs, smart phones and other devices like notebooks and gaming consoles, and on the web at tv.apple.com.
Besides sporting events, Apple TV+ is home to a great selection of must-watch movies and TV series such as Masters of the Air, Lessons in Chemistry, Invasion, Ted Lasso, Stephen Curry: The Underrated, The Crowded Room, Silo, Severance, Shrinking, Servant, Platonic, Hijack, The Morning Show, The Afterparty, Truth Be Told and Still: A Micheal J. Fox Movie.
