ESPN’s coverage of Major League Soccer’s 27th season will kick off this weekend with 10 MLS Live on ESPN+ out-of-market matches. On television, ESPN and ESPN Deportes will televise LA Galaxy vs. 2021 MLS Cup champion New York City FC on Sunday, February 27, at 5 p.m. ET. Coverage will begin at 4:30 p.m. with a 30-minute pregame special.

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ESPN Football February – an unprecedented collection of marquee soccer matches from different competitions in one month, available through a single sports media company – will begin Friday with FA Cup 4th Round matches exclusively on ESPN+. The series includes: topline LaLiga matches highlighted by the first Real Madrid game on ABC, ESPN+, and ESPN Deportes; Bundesliga matches featuring US Men’s National Team stars on ESPN+; the kickoff of Major League Soccer’s 27th season on ESPN platforms; and the 2021-22 Carabao Cup Final – Chelsea vs. Liverpool in Wembley Stadium on ESPN+.

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Saturday’s 2021 MLS Cup presented by Audi – a thrilling 4-2 penalty shootout victory for New York City FC over Portland Timbers after a 1-1 tie through regulation and extra time – averaged 1,140,000 viewers, making it the most-watched MLS Cup match on ABC and ESPN networks since 2009. The audience peaked in the final quarter hour (6-6:15 p.m. ET) during a portion of the penalty shootout with 1,630,000 viewers.

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ABC will broadcast the 2021 MLS Cup Presented by Audi on Saturday, Dec. 11, when Portland Timbers host New York City FC at Portland’s Providence Park on ABC. Coverage will begin at 3 p.m. ET with a pregame show (kick at 3:23 p.m.). The match will stream live on the ESPN and ABC apps. 

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The 2021 Major League Soccer season on ABC and ESPN networks had delivered an average audience of 384,000 viewers (P2+) through 18 matches, a 50 percent increase compared to the 2020 regular-season average (257,000).

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ABC and ESPN Deportes broadcast of Sunday’s Inter Miami CF vs. LA Galaxy, a 3-2 come-from-behind road victory for the Galaxy, delivered a combined average audience of 558,000 viewers (P2+) – the largest audience for MLS on ESPN networks’ season-opening day action since 2011 (604,000 viewers, Seattle vs. LA Galaxy). The 558,000 viewers (P2+) on ABC and ESPN Deportes reflect a nine percent increase over the average audience (512,000 viewers) for last year’s ESPN-ESPN Deportes season-opening doubleheader.

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ESPN’s coverage of Major League Soccer’s 26th season will kick off this weekend with a full slate of MLS Live on ESPN+ out-of-market matches, ABC’s broadcast of Inter Miami CF vs. LA Galaxy, and the first-ever MLS preview special on ESPN+. Before calling Sunday’s match on ABC, ESPN’s lead MLS commentator team of Jon Champion and Taylor Twellman will host the 2021 MLS Preview Show on Friday, April 16, at 7 p.m. ET, exclusively on ESPN+.

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ESPN Networks’ expansive coverage of the 26th season of Major League Soccer kicks off on ABC and ESPN Deportes with Inter Miami CF vs. LA Galaxy on Sunday, April 18, at 3 p.m. ET. In 2021, ESPN Networks will feature MLS regular season coverage of more than 380 matches across ABC, ESPN and ESPN+, including a combined 32 matches across ABC (five), ESPN (26) and ESPN2 (1), while ESPN Deportes will carry Spanish-language telecasts of all 32 matches. During the season, ESPN will also televise two additional matches to showcase meaningful games to a broader national audience.

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ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes will present live English and Spanish-language coverage of eight Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs matches beginning Friday, Nov. 20, with the Play-In Round match between Major League Soccer’s 2020 expansion teams – Nashville SC vs. Inter Miami CF – at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.

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ESPN, ABC and ESPN Deportes will combine to televise five matches from Sunday, Oct. 11, through Nov. 8 during the final stretch of Major League Soccer’s 25th season, while more than 75 MLS Live out-of-market matches will be streamed exclusively on ESPN+ during the final month of the season. The ESPN/ABC schedule will feature some of MLS’s top rivalries and Western Conference powerhouse teams LAFC, Seattle Sounders, Portland Timbers and LA Galaxy.

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