July 25, 2024
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League Cup Returns to MLS Season Pass on Apple TV July 26
The World Cup-style tournament will feature all 47 clubs from Major League Soccer and Liga MX in a month-long tournament across North America.
The League Cup, the first in-season club tournament in any men’s professional sport in North America, begins tomorrow, July 26, and fans can watch every game exclusively through the MLS Season Pass.
The month-long World Cup-style tournament features all 47 clubs from Major League Soccer and Mexico’s Liga MX. All clubs will interrupt their regular seasons to participate in the tournament, which will see the top three teams automatically qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup. The League Cup will feature 77 games at stadiums across the United States and Canada, and fans in more than 100 countries and territories can enjoy all the action with an MLS Season Pass subscription.
The upcoming tournament marks the second in a historic 10-year partnership between Apple and Major League Soccer. More than 1.3 million fans attended the opening match of the 2023 League Cup, where Inter Miami CF defeated Nashville SC to become the first-ever League Cup champions. Lionel Messi, who made his MLS debut for Inter Miami in last year’s League Cup, was named MVP and top scorer of the tournament with a career-high 10 goals.
“I’m really looking forward to the League Cup opening,” said Columbus Crew’s Cucho Hernandez. “It’s always exciting to win a title at this club. We have a very positive dynamic as a group, we want to achieve something and we’ll give our best in every game. It’ll also be exciting for the fans who will enjoy watching a team from afar that they might not have been able to see live.”
“League Cup matches are fun and exciting for both players and fans, and we are excited to play against a Liga MX team,” said LAFC’s Dennis Buanga. “This tournament is a great opportunity to win a trophy, and we are always striving to win more trophies at LAFC.”
“For me, everything is competition. It’s non-negotiable,” said Tigres UANL’s André-Pierre Gignac. “It’s been really great to see the growth of the League Cup and I’m happy to be competing.”
“It’s an honor to compete in MLS and the League Cup, it’s a beautiful tournament,” said CF Monterrey’s German Berterame. “I’m looking forward to the matches and hope that this time it goes in LMX’s favor!”
How to watch with MLS Season Pass
The MLS Season Pass gives you access to every live League Cup game in one place, with no blackouts. Matches are available in English, Spanish or French, where available. Subscribers get exclusive on-demand content and the most comprehensive and accessible programming lineup ever. League Cup Countdown and League Cup finish In English, and League Cup La Previa and League Cup Summary Spanish.
Fans can watch up to four games simultaneously using Multiview on Apple TV 4K devices and iPads, ensuring they never miss a thing.One The new ‘Catch Up’ feature allows viewers who join the match after it has started to see all the key moments before joining the live broadcast, making the match even more enjoyable.2 When Catch Up is selected, fans are immersed in a series of automatically selected key plays, including goals, penalties, red cards, specific shots and saves. After each key play, users are automatically moved to the next play, and can seamlessly skip between plays at any time.
The MLS Season Pass is available on Apple devices, smart TVs, streaming devices, set-top boxes, and game consoles via the Apple TV app, and on the web at tv.apple.com. Fans can also access the MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app with Apple Vision Pro, allowing them to watch games in real-world spaces alongside other apps. The screen appears 100 feet wide in the environment, and spatial audio provides an even more immersive viewing experience.
Apple Sports brings fans the latest news
For a closer look at League Cup stats and standings, iPhone users can follow the action with Apple Sports, a free iPhone app that gives sports fans a simple and quick way to get the latest news on their favorite teams and leagues. Users can easily navigate between scores and upcoming matches, explore match-by-match information, team statistics, lineup details and live betting odds, and tap to go to the Apple TV app to watch live matches on Apple and connected streaming apps.three Apple Sports also syncs seamlessly with your favorites from the My Sports experience, including the Apple TV app and Apple News.
More ways to celebrate the League Cup
- Apple Music To celebrate select matches in the League Cup, we are introducing a player warm-up playlist. The League Cup anthem, “Nuestros Colores,” will be available to all Apple Music listeners in an exclusive MLS Season Pass space. Select MLS and Liga MX club playlists will also be refreshed with the latest hits.
- Fan favorite Taylor Twellman and Offside In ~ Apple Podcasts We’re releasing dedicated episodes that break down the key plays, news and storylines of the League Cup. Hosted by MLS Season Pass Lead Analyst Taylor Twellman, this podcast is the perfect companion to all the MLS action, featuring players, coaches, executives and celebrity guests from around the world of professional soccer. The weekly show is available for free on Apple Podcasts.
- To get a closer look at the latest action from across the league, fans can start each week by: Twellman’s Take About the MLS Season Pass Apple TVYouTube and TikTok.
- Multiview is supported on iPad (7th generation) or later.
- To use the new Catch Up feature, users will need to update to the latest software on their Apple devices and update the Apple TV app on all other devices, including smart TVs, streaming devices, set-top boxes, and game consoles.
- Apple Sports is a free download and works on all iPhone models running iOS 17.2 or later.
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