UPDATE
26 July 2024
Leagues Cup returns to MLS Season Pass on Apple TV on 27 July
The World Cup-style tournament features all 47 clubs from Major League Soccer and Liga MX in a month-long tournament across North America
Leagues Cup, the first in-season club tournament in North America across all men’s professional sports, begins on 27 July, and MLS Season Pass will be the only place where fans can watch every match.
The World Cup–style, month-long tournament features all 47 clubs from Major League Soccer and Mexico’s Liga MX. All clubs pause their regular seasons to participate in the tournament, which concludes with the top three teams receiving automatic bids to the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup. Leagues Cup includes 77 matches in stadiums across the US and Canada, and fans in more than 100 countries and regions can enjoy all the action with an MLS Season Pass subscription.
The upcoming tournament is the second in a historic 10-year partnership between Apple and Major League Soccer. Over 1.3 million fans attended Leagues Cup matches in its inaugural year, 2023, when Inter Miami CF defeated Nashville SC to become the first-ever Leagues Cup champions. Lionel Messi, who made his MLS debut for Inter Miami during last year’s Leagues Cup, was awarded Best Player and Top Scorer with a tournament-best 10 goals.
“I’m really looking forward to the kick-off of Leagues Cup,” said Columbus Crew’s Cucho Hernández. “It’s always going to be exciting winning titles with this club — we are in a very positive dynamic as a group, want to achieve things and will give it our all in every game. It will also be exciting for fans who can enjoy watching teams from farther away that they may not have been able to see live.”
“Leagues Cup match-ups are fun and entertaining for both players and fans, and I’m excited to play against teams from Liga MX,” said LAFC’s Denis Bouanga. “The tournament is a great opportunity to win a trophy, and we’re always trying to win more trophies at LAFC.”
“For me, it’s all about competition — that’s non-negotiable,” said Tigres UANL’s André-Pierre Gignac. “It’s been great to see the growth of Leagues Cup, and I’m excited to compete.”
“It’s an honour to compete with MLS in Leagues Cup, which is a beautiful tournament,” said CF Monterrey’s Germán Berterame. “I’m looking forward to the matches and hope that this time will be in favour of LMX!”
A new 30-second film, The Home of Leagues Cup, celebrates the vibrant rivalry between MLS and Liga MX, and pays homage to the tournament’s biggest stars, fan bases and rituals.
How to Watch on MLS Season Pass
MLS Season Pass will feature every live Leagues Cup match all in one place, with no blackouts. Matches will be available in English, Spanish or French where available. Subscribers get exclusive on-demand content, and the most expansive and accessible programming line-up ever, including Leagues Cup Countdown and Leagues Cup Wrap-Up in English, and Leagues Cup La Previa and Leagues Cup El Resumen in Spanish.
Fans can watch up to four simultaneous matches at once with Multiview on Apple TV 4K devices and on iPad, so they never have to miss a minute of the action.1 And with the new Catch Up feature, viewers who tune in for a match after kick-off can watch all the key moments before joining live, helping them enjoy the match even more.2 Once Catch Up is selected, fans are immersed in a series of key plays — which have been automatically selected — including goals, penalty kicks, red cards, and certain shots and saves. Once each key play ends, users are automatically taken to the next play and can seamlessly skip between plays at any time.
MLS Season Pass is available through the Apple TV app on Apple devices, smart TVs, streaming devices, set-top boxes and game consoles, as well as on the web at tv.apple.com/nz. Fans can also access MLS Season Pass from the Apple TV app on Apple Vision Pro, where they can watch games alongside other apps in their physical space; within an Environment, so the screen feels 30 metres wide; and in Spatial Audio for an even more immersive viewing experience.
More Ways to Celebrate Leagues Cup
- Apple Music will introduce player warm-up playlists to celebrate selected matches throughout Leagues Cup. The Leagues Cup anthem, “Nuestros Colores”, is available to all Apple Music listeners within the MLS Season Pass dedicated space. Selected MLS and Liga MX Club playlists will also refresh with the latest top hits.
- The fan favourite Offside with Taylor Twellman on Apple Podcasts will launch dedicated episodes unpacking major plays, news and storylines of Leagues Cup. Hosted by MLS Season Pass lead analyst Taylor Twellman, the podcast is the perfect companion to all the MLS action and features athletes, coaches and executives from global professional soccer, and high-profile guests. The weekly show is available for free on Apple Podcasts.
- For even more on the latest action from around the league, fans can start every week with Twellman’s Takes on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, YouTube and TikTok.
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- Multiview is supported on iPad (7th generation) or later.
- The new Catch Up feature requires users to update to the latest software on Apple devices and update the Apple TV app on all other devices, including smart TVs, streaming devices, set-top boxes and game consoles.