Apple TV to Offer All MLS Matches Free Starting 2026
Key Takeaways
- All MLS matches, including playoffs and special events, will be free on Apple TV from 2026
- The current $15 MLS Season Pass will be discontinued after the 2025 season
- Apple is expanding free sports content, including baseball and Formula 1 races
Apple has announced a significant shift in its sports streaming strategy, revealing that all Major League Soccer matches will become part of the standard Apple TV subscription at no additional cost beginning with the 2026 season. This change eliminates the need for a separate $15 monthly Season Pass, which has been required up until now even for existing Apple TV subscribers.
With this update, Apple TV subscribers will gain access to every regular-season game, the Leagues Cup tournament, the MLS All-Star Game, the Campeones Cup, the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs, and various studio programming and on-demand soccer content. The company had already tested this approach by offering the 2025 MLS Cup playoffs free to all Apple TV users, which served as a precursor to this broader announcement.
This move fits into Apple's larger plan of consolidating sports content under one subscription. In addition to soccer, Apple TV already provides Friday Night Baseball and recently secured exclusive U.S. broadcast rights for Formula 1 races, all available without extra fees. Current MLS Season Pass subscribers can continue their subscription through the end of the 2025 season, after which the standard Apple TV subscription alone will unlock all MLS content.
