You don’t need an MLS Season Pass to watch the Major League Soccer playoffs this year. The games in the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs are available to anyone with a subscription to the Apple TV streaming service.
This includes Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF kicking off a best-of-three series against Nashville SC this Friday.
MLS Season Pass not needed for soccer playoffs
Apple is the exclusive source for streaming Major League Soccer in more than 100 countries. Ordinarily, watching matches requires an MLS Season Pass. However, this year’s playoffs will be free for anyone with an Apple TV subscription.
MLS made the announcement Sunday, staying, “Every match in the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs will air on MLS Season Pass and will be made available for free for Apple TV subscribers.”
All the series are best of three, with a home-away-home configuration that guarantees at least one home game for all teams. Game 1 matches will be hosted by the higher seed.
Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs starting schedule
The action starts this Friday, October 24, with Inter Miami CF versus Nashville SC, as noted. All attention will be on Lionel Messi, who led the league in goals and assists this season. The match begins at 8 p.m. Eastern.
Sunday, October 26, will bring a jam-packed tripleheader. Supporters’ Shield winners the Philadelphia Union host Game 1 against either Chicago Fire FC or Orlando City SC at 5:30 p.m. Eastern. Following that match will be a Western Conference clash between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and FC Dallas at 7:30 p.m. Eastern. The final match of the day will feature the winner of the Western Conference Wild Card game between Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake, traveling to Snapdragon Stadum to face the top seed in the Western Conference, San Diego FC, in their inaugural Audi MLS Cup Playoffs match at 9:30 p.m. Eastern.
Taking in all the action requires only the standard $12.99 per month Apple TV subscription.
