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How to watch MLS Season Pass in Canada

Apple and Major League Soccer launched MLS Season Pass on Feb. 1. Here’s everything fans need to know about the soccer subscription service.

MLS Season Pass marks the start of a 10-year partnership between Apple and Major League Soccer. (Photo by Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images)
MLS Season Pass marks the start of a 10-year partnership between Apple and Major League Soccer. (Photo by Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images) (Matthew Ashton - AMA via Getty Images)

As Major League Soccer enters its 28th season, there’s plenty to celebrate: a new expansion club in St. Louis, the newly re-imagined Leagues Cup, and a brand-new subscription service, MLS Season Pass, that launched on the Apple TV app as of Feb. 1.

Here’s everything Canadian soccer fans need to know about the new streaming package.

What is MLS Season Pass?

The season-long subscription service marks the start of a 10-year partnership between Apple and MLS, and offers fans a front-row seat to all things Major League Soccer. Available in more than 100 countries and regions via the Apple TV app, the service is a true season pass, featuring every match, all season long, with no blackouts — a first in live sports broadcasting. In addition to a full season’s worth of matches, fans will also enjoy “enhanced production quality,” thanks to more camera angles, 1080p video and Dolby 5.1 audio.

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“We could not be more excited to bring our fans MLS Season Pass, a new home for all MLS matches and a wide variety of league and club content they can’t get anywhere else,” said MLS commissioner Don Garber in a statement.

To celebrate the start of the 2023 season, which kicks off Saturday, Feb. 25, all 14 matches during “MLS is Back” opening weekend will be available to stream for free.

Screenshots from Apple TV's MLS Season Pass, as seen on three devices: a smart TV, iPad and iPhone
MLS Season Pass is now available in Canada via the Apple TV app. (Photo via Apple)

What’s included with MLS Season Pass?

Every match truly means every match. MLS Season Pass subscribers will receive access to all regular season matches, as well as the 2023 All-Star Game in Washington, D.C., the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs and Leagues Cup. The subscription also includes hundreds of MLS NEXT Pro and MLS NEXT games, as the development league enters its sophomore season.

MLS Season Pass will also feature a weekly lineup of original studio programming, including a pregame show, MLS Countdown, a nightly postgame wrap-up, MLS Wrap-up, plus a live NFL RedZone-like “whip-around show” on matchdays called MLS 360 to help ensure fans don’t miss a single goal or highlight.

There’s a growing library of on-demand content available for fans to explore as well, including player profiles (featuring current stars as well as MLS legends like Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane), drone tours of select MLS stadiums, full replays of classic matches, plus a collection of documentary-style featurettes highlighting local supporter culture and iconic postseason moments, such as “Kings of the North,” which features Toronto FC stars Jozy Altidore and Víctor Vázquez reflecting on the club’s 2017 MLS Cup run.

Additional club-produced content and highlights will be updated weekly and available via club pages.

The MLS Season Pass homepage, shown here on an iPad
Fans can stream MLS Season Pass via the Apple TV app on any streaming-enabled device. (Photo via Apple)

How to watch MLS Season Pass

Fans can stream live matches and on-demand content via the Apple TV app on any streaming-enabled device. That includes Apple devices, smart TVs, set-top boxes, gaming consoles and more; you can also watch via web browser at tv.apple.com.

New for the 2023 season, match start times and schedules have been standardized, with matches primarily taking place on Saturdays and Wednesdays, with 7:30 p.m. local start times.

Subscribers can choose to “follow” their favourite clubs in the Apple TV app to receive notifications and scoring updates. Upcoming matches will also be added to your “Up Next” watchlist to help ensure you never miss a minute of the action. (Although if you do tune in late, not to worry: the service offers viewers the ability to join live matches in-progress or restart them from the beginning.)

Photo via Apple
Subscribers can "follow" their favourite clubs to receive reminders of upcoming matches. (Photo via Apple)