October 23, 2024
UPDATE
Lionel Messi’s historic MLS Cup Playoffs debut to stream free on MLS Season Move on Apple TV
Spherical One of many Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs kicks off this Friday on MLS Season Move, on apple.com, in Apple Retailer places around the globe, and on TikTok
Lionel Messi makes his historic MLS Cup Playoffs debut this Friday, October 25, because the playoffs return to MLS Season Move on Apple TV for a free primetime match. The highest-seeded Inter Miami CF kicks off in opposition to Atlanta United FC at 8:30 p.m. EDT for the Spherical One Finest-of-3 Sequence.
After becoming a member of Inter Miami CF final season and main the membership to assert the Supporters’ Defend and single-season factors file earlier this month, Messi is aiming to achieve one more milestone in his legendary profession with a file forty seventh trophy.
Followers can tune in on Apple TV to benefit from the match in its entirety, and have an unbelievable breadth of choices to observe reside, together with by way of the Apple TV app on Apple gadgets, sensible TVs and streaming gadgets, set-top packing containers, and sport consoles, and on the internet at television.apple.com.
Moreover, top-ranked golf equipment — together with defending MLS Cup and Leagues Cup champions Columbus Crew, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup winners Los Angeles FC, and extra — are vying to assert the twenty ninth MLS Cup. MLS Season Move on Apple TV is the one place followers can watch each playoff match with no blackouts, culminating with the MLS Cup ultimate on December 7.
“We’re providing Friday’s match to followers worldwide on MLS Season Move for free of charge to rejoice a tremendous season and Messi making his first-ever look within the MLS Cup Playoffs,” mentioned Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vp of Companies. “It is a historic second, and we’re thrilled that viewers have such an in depth array of the way to observe.”
“Our partnership with Apple has introduced MLS to international audiences in progressive methods, and making this opening playoff match between Inter Miami and Atlanta United out there for free of charge is one other instance of our dedication to attach with followers,” mentioned Don Garber, MLS’s commissioner. “The Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs are going to be intense from begin to end, so we’re excited to kick issues off on Apple TV with this matchup of two nice golf equipment that includes a few of our sport’s largest stars.”
“The historical past books might be rewritten with the MLS Cup Playoffs, when you think about Inter Miami successful the Supporters’ Defend, breaking the file for many factors in a season, and finally vying for the MLS Cup,” mentioned Taylor Twellman, MLS Season Move’s lead analyst. “The eye on the playoffs shall be in contrast to something we’ve seen, as a result of with each trophy Messi wins, he turns into increasingly more the best of all time. And the perfect half is everyone seems to be coming to attempt to knock him off the mantle. It’s going to be enjoyable to observe all of it unfold.”
“Following 38 matchdays of improbable regular-season soccer, we’re coming to essentially the most stunning time of the season,” mentioned Sammy Sadovnik, MLS Season Move’s Spanish-language play-by-play announcer. “Miami’s success will rely upon each their potential to keep up the consistency they’ve displayed within the common season and the abilities of Leo Messi, the perfect participant on the planet.”
Extra Methods to Watch
Along with broadcasting free on MLS Season Move on Apple TV, Friday night time’s match will even stream reside on apple.com and in Apple Retailer places the world over, together with Apple Fifth Avenue in New York Metropolis, Apple Union Sq. in San Francisco, and Apple The Grove in Los Angeles, along with Apple Retailer places in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Korea, and Mexico.
Followers on TikTok can get pleasure from a particular “Participant Highlight: Messi” presentation of Friday’s match the place the digital camera shall be educated on Messi as he lights up the pitch. The stream will broadcast reside on the @MLS TikTok profile and be simulcast on the @InterMiamiCF TikTok profile, starting 5 minutes earlier than kickoff. This may mark the primary time TikTok has streamed a whole reside soccer match with a single-player focus. Followers can register on TikTok to stream the reside occasion.
The match shall be offered at no extra price to all DIRECTV residential satellite tv for pc prospects on channel 622 and all DIRECTV FOR BUSINESS prospects on channel 9475.
Spherical One Finest-of-3 Sequence: Sport One Schedule
Friday, October 25
Inter Miami CF vs. Atlanta United FC
8:30 p.m. EDT
Saturday, October 26
LA Galaxy vs. Colorado Rapids
11 p.m. EDT
Sunday, October 27
Orlando Metropolis SC vs. Charlotte FC
7:30 p.m. EDT
LAFC vs. TBD (winner of at the moment’s Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Portland Timbers wild card match)
9:45 p.m. EDT
Monday, October 28
FC Cincinnati vs. New York Metropolis FC
6:45 p.m. EDT
Seattle Sounders FC vs. Houston Dynamo FC
9 p.m. EDT
Tuesday, October 29
Columbus Crew vs. New York Pink Bulls
6:45 p.m. EDT
Actual Salt Lake vs. Minnesota United FC
9 p.m. EDT
Methods to Watch on MLS Season Move on Apple TV
MLS Season Move will broadcast each match of the postseason, together with the MLS Cup ultimate introduced by Audi. MLS Season Move is offered by way of the Apple TV app on Apple gadgets, sensible TVs, streaming gadgets, set-top packing containers, and sport consoles, in addition to on the internet at television.apple.com. Followers may entry MLS Season Move from the Apple TV app on Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional, the place they will watch video games alongside different apps of their bodily area; inside an Atmosphere, so the display feels 100 toes large; and in Spatial Audio for an much more immersive viewing expertise.
Followers in additional than 100 nations and areas can join MLS Season Move for $9.99 for the rest of the season. Present Apple TV+ subscribers can join a subscription to MLS Season Move at no cost for the rest of the 2024 season. For extra data, and to subscribe to MLS Season Move, go to apple.co/_MLS_.
Observe the MLS Cup Playoffs with the Apple Sports activities App
The free Apple Sports activities app for iPhone is one of the best ways for followers to remain updated on scores, stats, standings, and their favourite golf equipment all through the MLS Cup Playoffs.1 Customers can simply navigate between scores and upcoming video games, discover play-by-play data, group stats, lineup particulars, reside betting odds, and faucet to observe matches on MLS Season Move within the Apple TV app.2 Apple Sports activities additionally seamlessly syncs with favorites chosen throughout the My Sports activities expertise, together with within the Apple TV app and Apple Information. With iOS 18 and watchOS 11, the Apple Sports activities app now gives Stay Actions for all groups and leagues out there within the app for the primary time ever, delivering reside scores and play-by-play information at a fast look to a person’s iPhone and Apple Watch Lock Screens.3
- Out there within the U.S., the U.Okay., and Canada.
- A subscription is required.
- Stay Actions require iOS 18 and watchOS 11 or later.
Press Contacts
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Apple
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Apple
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