Author: Cody Aceveda

Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass is a little over a month old. If you’ve not already subscribed, the new platform lets fans watch every MLS game no matter where they are in the world. MLS Season Pass also comes with coverage for each team and additional MLS programming that covers every game and storyline in the league. This deal is one of a kind among top leagues so we were eager to give our honest thoughts about it, but we also wanted to give MLS and Apple enough time to work through the growing pains of starting a streaming service from scratch. Now that enough time has passed, here are our five takeaways from Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass so far. Apple is all-in on MLS Season Pass If you’re in the US and have watched any sports content over the past few months, you’ve probably seen MLS Sea...

MLS kicks off its 28th season this weekend with a full slate of games all available on Apple TV. News of the Apple TV deal and MLS playoff format have dominated MLS offseason discussions, so some MLS transfer news has flown under the radar. Because of this, we’re here to catch you up on some of the biggest MLS transfers of the offseason, so that you’re ready for MLS’s glorious return this weekend. Evander - FC Midtjylland​ to Portland Timbers for $10m The Portland Timbers made the biggest signing of the MLS offseason by signing Brazilian midfielder Evander for $10m. Evander’s transfer is a surprising one considering his standing in Europe. Evander led the Europa League in assists, and many expected him to leap to a bigger European club. Instead, Evander left Europe altogether and w...

Rumors have been quietly rumbling all throughout the MLS off-season that league executives were considering changing the MLS playoffs' structure. First, there were reports that the league was looking to capitalize on the World Cup’s popularity and introduce a postseason tournament with a group stage and knockout competition to decide the league's winner. Then, there were reports of a best-of-three series to replace the win-or-go-home one-game playoff format MLS fans have grown to love over the last four years. Now, reports have emerged that MLS is closing in on changing its playoff format to the best-of-three format originally discussed along with the addition of a play-in game for the 8th and 9th best team in each conference. The result of these changes would lead to more team...