ESPN’s audience for the 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs is up 36 percent, ahead of the MLS Cup Final on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. ET on ABC. The four single-elimination playoff matches on ESPN and ESPN2 delivered an average audience of 388,000 viewers, up from 286,000 viewers for seven playoff matches on the same networks in 2018, according to Nielsen. It is ESPN’s most-viewed MLS Cup Playoffs since 2012 (392,000 viewers).

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Thursday night’s Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs Western Conference Semifinal between LAFC and cross-town rivals LA Galaxy averaged 496,000 viewers (P2+), making it the most-watched MLS Cup Playoffs match on an ESPN English-language network in five years – since the LA Galaxy vs. Seattle Sounders Western Conference Final second leg match (573,000 viewers, 11/30/14).

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ESPN’s telecast of last night’s Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs Western Conference Semifinal between LAFC and cross-town rivals LA Galaxy averaged 496,000 viewers (P2+), making it ESPN’s most-watched MLS Cup Playoffs match in five years – since the November 30, 2014 – LA Galaxy vs. Seattle Sounders Western Conference Final (second leg) match (573,000 viewers).

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ESPN and ESPN Deportes will combine to present live coverage of five Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs matches beginning this weekend with two Round 1 games: Real Salt Lake vs. Portland Timbers on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET (ESPNEWS on ESPN Deportes), and Minnesota United vs. LA Galaxy, Sunday at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN Deportes. ABC will televise the 2019 MLS Cup presented by Audi on Sunday, Nov. 10.

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ESPN’s English-language television coverage of Major League Soccer scored a two percent increase during the 2019 regular season, according to Nielsen. The 31-match schedule on ESPN and ESPN2 delivered an average audience of 246,000 viewers (P2+), up from 241,000 viewers for 31 matches in 2018.

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ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ will combine to carry unprecedented coverage of MLS Decision Day Presented by AT&T – the final day of the 2019 Major League Soccer regular season – on Sunday, Oct. 6, when all 12 intraconference matches will kick off simultaneously during the 4 p.m. ET window.

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Major League Soccer’s championship match will return to the ABC Television Network for the first time since 2008 when ESPN presents the 2019 MLS Cup on Sunday, November 10 at 3 p.m. ET. The match will also be streamed live on both the ESPN and ABC apps.

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For the second straight season, ESPN+ and ESPN are the exclusive presenter of Italy’s Serie A TIM – one of the world’s top soccer leagues – in the United States. ESPN+ will feature more than 340 matches throughout the 2019-20 season, which kicks off Saturday, Aug. 24, at 11:50 a.m. ET exclusively on ESPN+ with live streaming of Parma vs. Serie A champions Juventus, featuring five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Major League Soccer and Liga MX today announced that ESPN will be the U.S. English-language home for the Leagues Cup – a new international club competition pitting four Major League Soccer teams against four teams from Mexico’s Liga MX. The seven-match tournament will begin with quarterfinals Tuesday, July 23 – Wednesday, July 24, and conclude with the Final on Wednesday, Sept. 18.

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ESPN will kick off its 24th straight season of Major League Soccer on Sunday, March 3, with a doubleheader: D.C. United vs. 2018 MLS Cup champion Atlanta United FC at 6 p.m., and Los Angeles FC vs. Sporting Kansas City at 8:30 p.m. Both matches will be streamed live on the ESPN App. Spanish-language telecasts will also be available on ESPN Deportes.

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