Leagues Cup returns to MLS Season Pass on Apple TV on July 26

Leagues Cup, the first in-season club tournament in North America across all men's professional sports, begins tomorrow, July 26, and MLS Season Pass be the only place 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, conclusive whichs with the top the three teams receiving automatic bids to the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup. Leagues Cup includes 77 matches stadiums across the U.S. and Canada, and fans in more than more than 100 countries and regions 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 Miami CF defeated Nashville SC to become the first-ever Leagues Cup champions. Lionel Messi, who made his MLS debut for Inter Miami last during last year’s Leagues Cup, awarded Best Player and Top Scorer with a tournament-best 10 goals.

“I’m really forward looking 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. It will also be exciting for fans who can enjoy watching teams from teams farther they away they won't have been able to see live."

“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 Tigers 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, is which a beautiful tournament,” said 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 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 lineup 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, but they never have to miss a minute the action.¹ And the with the new Catch feature, viewers tune in a match after kickoff watch all moments the before the moments before joining live, they enjoy the match even more. ²Once Catch Up is selected, fans are immersed in a series of key plays — which have been selected automatically — which have been selected automatically — Once each key play, users are automatically taken to the next play and seamlessly canlly 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 the web at tv.apple.com. Fans can also access MLS Season Pass from the Apple TV app on Apple Vision Pro, where they can watch alongside other apps in their physical space; within an Environment, so screen feels 100 feet; and in Spatial Audio for an even more immersive experience experience.

• Apple Music will introduce player warmup playlists to celebrate select matches throughout Leagues Cup. The Leagues Cup anthem, “Nuestros Colors,” is available to all Apple Music listeners within the MLS Season Pass space dedicated. Select MLS and Liga MX Club playlists also will refresh with the latest top hits.

• The fan favorite Offside with Taylor Twellman on Apple Podcasts will launch-based episodes unpacking major plays, news, and storylines of Leagues Cup. Hosted by MLS Season Pass lead analyst Taylor Twellman, the podcast is perfect the 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.

• In Apple Maps, fans can explore a new Guide to every stadium where MLS clubs play to learn more about the history, unique features, and traditionser of the 30 stadiums at the epicenter of soccer culture in North America. Maps is also launching brand-new Guides from MLS and Liga MX players in English and Spanish, including Inter Miami’s Benjamin Cremaschi, Columbus Crew’s Cucho Hernández, Monterrey’s Brandon Vázquez, and Guadalajara’s Antonio “Pollo” Brise?o, their spots featuring favorite in the cities they play.