The sprawling North American Leagues Cup 2024 soccer tournament kicks off July 26 exclusively on MLS Season Pass through the Apple TV app, the iPhone giant said Thursday.
The second annual Leagues Cup is a monthlong tournament featuring all 47 clubs from Major League Soccer and Mexico’s Liga MX. So participating clubs come from the United States, Canada and Mexico.
You can watch North America’s Leagues Cup tournament, but only with MLS Season Pass
The Leagues Cup soccer tournament runs for a month. At the end, the top three teams receive automatic bids to the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup. Leagues Cup includes 77 matches in stadiums across the U.S. and Canada, and fans in more than 100 countries and regions can enjoy all the action with an MLS Season Pass subscription, Apple noted.
Players from both leagues expressed excitement about the competition, emphasizing its importance for winning titles and fostering international rivalry.
“I’m really looking forward to the kickoff of Leagues Cup,” said Columbus Crew’s Cucho Hernández, an MLS player. “It’s always going to be exciting winning titles with this club — we are in a very positive dynamic as a group, want to achieve things, and will give it our all in every game. It will also be exciting for fans who can enjoy watching teams from farther away that they may not have been able to see live.”
“For me, it’s all about competition — that’s nonnegotiable,” said Tigres UANL’s André-Pierre Gignac of Liga MX. “It’s been great to see the growth of Leagues Cup, and I’m excited to compete.”
Key points about Leagues Cup programming:
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- 77 matches are played across the U.S. and Canada.
- Top three teams qualify for 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup.
- Follows successful 2023 debut of the tourney, won by Inter Miami CF with Lionel Messi as top scorer.
- Available in more than 100 countries and regions.
- Exclusive on-demand content includes Leagues Cup Countdown and Leagues Cup Wrap-Up in English, and Leagues Cup La Previa and Leagues Cup El Resumen in Spanish.
- Read more and catch a 30-second animated video celebrating the tournament.
New features for viewers:
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- Multiview: Watch up to four matches simultaneously on Apple TV 4K and iPad. It’s a soccer overdose!
- Catch Up: Late joiners to a telecast can view key moments in the match so far to see what happened.
- Apple Sports app: A new update lets you access Leagues Cup stats, standings and live scores on iPhone.
Leagues Cup on MLS Season Pass is part of a 10-year partnership between Apple and MLS. Matches will be available in English, Spanish and French where possible, with no blackouts.
Apple is also celebrating the tournament across its other services, including Apple Music player playlists and podcast coverage on Apple Podcasts.
Source: Apple
