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Leagues Cup, the first in-season club tournament in North America across all men’s professional sports, begins tomorrow, July 26. MLS Season Pass will be the exclusive platform where fans can watch every match. The World Cup-style, monthlong 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 U.S. 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 part of 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 ten goals.
“I’m really looking forward to the kickoff 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.”
“Leagues Cup matchups 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 nonnegotiable,” 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 honor 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 favor of LMX!”
MLS Season Pass will feature every live Leagues Cup match without blackouts. Matches will be available in English, Spanish or French where available. Subscribers get exclusive on-demand content including "Leagues Cup Countdown" and "Leagues Cup Wrap-Up" in English; "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 any action. With the new Catch Up feature viewers who tune into a match after kickoff can watch key moments before joining live.
MLS Season Pass is accessible through various platforms including Apple devices smart TVs streaming devices set-top boxes game consoles as well as on tv.apple.com Fans can also access MLS Season Pass from Apple Vision Pro offering an immersive viewing experience.
For detailed stats iPhone users can follow action via Apple Sports app providing scores play-by-play information team stats lineup details live betting odds among other features synced within My Sports experience.
Apple Music will introduce player warmup playlists celebrating select matches throughout Leagues Cup while Offside with Taylor Twellman on Apple Podcasts will launch dedicated episodes unpacking major plays news storylines hosted by lead analyst Taylor Twellman featuring athletes coaches executives from global professional soccer alongside high-profile guests.
In addition fans can explore stadium guides via Apple Maps learning about history unique features supporter traditions of stadiums housing MLS clubs complemented by brand-new Guides from MLS Liga MX players highlighting favorite spots within their cities.
