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The following is a list of current Major League Soccer broadcasters for each individual team.
International video broadcasters
[edit]2023–2032
[edit]Apple Inc. has exclusive global rights to every MLS match and Leagues Cup match, with on-site commentary in English and Spanish on MLS Season Pass. All match broadcasts are produced by MLS Productions, a partnership of Major League Soccer, IMG and NEP Group.[1][2][3][4] MLS generally assigns announcers regionally, reportedly to retain local familiarity among fans but largely suspected to be to save money on production costs.[5] All commentary was on-site in 2023, allaying concerns about remote broadcasts,[6] as well as in 2024.[7]
In addition, MLS Productions produces whip-around, pre-match and post-match studio shows from NEP Metropolis Studios in Harlem, Manhattan, New York. There is a pre-match show, MLS Countdown, which airs 30 (Eastern) or 15 (Central/Mountain/Pacific) minutes before games, which in most cases will be 7:30 p.m. local time. The national post-match show, MLS Wrap-Up, airs at 12:30 a.m. Eastern time. The whip-around show is called MLS 360 and will cut into matches of significance.[8]
All matches involving CF Montréal, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC had French-language commentary in 2023. Montréal has been the sole French-language broadcast for Apple since 2024.[7]
MLS Productions is expected to produce Portuguese commentary beginning with the 2025 season.
| Broadcast[4][9] | Play-by-play (main commentator) | Color commentator | Sideline reporter | Studio host | Studio analyst (pundit) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS Productions (English) | Jake Zivin (lead) Nate Bukaty Max Bretos Steve Cangialosi Keith Costigan Josh Eastern Mark Followill Tony Husband Eric Krakauer Christian Miles Blake Price Mark Rogondino Neil Sika Tyler Terens Callum Williams Chris Wittyngham |
Taylor Twellman (lead) Jalil Anibaba Kyndra de St. Aubin Warren Barton Calen Carr Paul Dolan Brian Dunseth Maurice Edu Danny Higginbotham Devon Kerr Lori Lindsey Heath Pearce Lloyd Sam Ross Smith Jamie Watson |
Katie Witham Jillian Sakovits Andrew Wiebe |
Kaylyn Kyle (pre-match & post-match) Kevin Egan (whip-around show) |
Sacha Kljestan Bradley Wright-Phillips Dax McCarty |
MLS Season Pass on Apple TV |
| MLS Productions (Spanish) | Sammy Sadovnik (lead) Jesús Acosta José Bauz Alejandro Figueredo Raul Guzman Rodolfo Landeros Jorge Pérez-Navarro Diego Pessolano Carlos Mauricio Ramírez Pablo Ramírez Francisco X. Rivera Sergio Ruiz Oscar Salazar Bruno Vain |
Diego Valeri (lead) Andrés Agulla Marcelo Balboa Jésus Bracamontes Daniel Chapela Tony Cherchi Maximiliano Cordaro Ashley Gonzalez Jaime Fernando Macías Francisco Pinto Walter Roque Carlos Suárez Mariano Trujillo Martin Zúñiga |
Antonella González | Antonella González Ramses Sandoval |
Osvaldo Alonso Miguel Gallardo Michelle Giannone Giovanni Savarese | |
| MLS Productions (French) | Frédéric Lord | Vincent Destouches |
2025 commentator pairings
[edit]English:[10]
- Jake Zivin and Taylor Twellman
- Keith Costigan and Maurice Edu
- Tyler Terens and Kyndra de St. Aubin
- Steve Cangialosi and Danny Higginbotham
- Eric Krakauer and Lloyd Sam
- Chris Wittyngham and Lori Lindsey
- Blake Price and Paul Dolan
- Max Bretos and Brian Dunseth
- Mark Followill and Warren Barton
- Callum Williams and Calen Carr
- Nate Bukaty and Devon Kerr
- Tony Husband and Ross Smith
- Mark Rogondino and Heath Pearce
- Josh Eastern and Jalil Anibaba
- Neil Sika and Lloyd Sam
Spanish:[10]
- Sammy Sadovnik and Diego Valeri
- Pablo Ramírez and Jesús Bracamontes
- Jorge Pérez-Navarro and Marcelo Balboa
- Jesús Acosta and Diego Tabares
- Sergio Ruiz and Walter Roque
- Oscar Salazar and Jaime Fernando Macías
- Bruno Vain and Andrés Agulla
- Diego Pessolano and Daniel Chapela
- Alejandro Figueredo and Tony Cherchi
- Rodolfo Landeros and Mariano Trujillo
- Raúl Guzmán and Ashley Gonzalez
- Carlos Mauricio Ramírez and Francisco Pinto
- Francisco X. Rivera and Nacho García
French:[10]
National video broadcasters
[edit]Media rights to MLS and Leagues Cup matches sold to national video broadcasters are non-exclusive.
2023–2026
[edit]| Broadcast | Play-by-play (main commentator) | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter | Studio host | Studio analyst(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS on Fox/FS1 (US, English) | John Strong (MLS Cup only) Nate Bukaty Tyler Terens Joe Malfa Mike Watts Josh Eastern Luis Omar Tapia Michael Wottreng JP Dellacamera Adrian Garcia Marquez |
Stuart Holden (MLS Cup only) Tony Meola Devon Kerr Warren Barton Jamie Watson Ricky Lopez-Espin Jill Loyden Cobi Jones Landon Donovan Mariano Trujillo |
Jenny Taft (MLS Cup only) | Jenny Taft (MLS Cup only) | Alexi Lalas (MLS Cup only) Joe Machnik (rules analyst) |
Fox/FS1 |
| MLS en FOX Deportes (US, Spanish) | John Laguna (lead) Rodolfo Landeros Alejandro Luna |
Mariano Trujillo (lead) Claudio Suárez Martín Zúñiga Álvaro Izquierdo |
Rodolfo Landeros (Final ONLY) Giselle Zarur Livette Ruvalcaba |
Fox Deportes | ||
| MLS on TSN (Canada, English) | Luke Wileman (Toronto, lead) Joey Alfieri (Montréal, backup) Vic Rauter (Toronto, backup) Matt Cullen (Toronto, backup) |
Steven Caldwell (Toronto, lead) Kevin Kilbane (Toronto, backup) Jim Brennan (Vancouver, backup) Jason De Vos (Toronto, backup) |
Matthew Scianitti (Toronto, lead) Daniel Zakrzewski (Toronto, backup) Kenzie Lalonde (Montréal, bureau chief) Amy Walsh (Montréal, backup) Shantelle Chand (Vancouver, playoff matches only) |
Kelcey Brade (lead) Matthew Scianitti (backup) Mark Roe (backup) Lindsay Hamilton (backup) Brendan Dunlop (backup) |
Julian de Guzman Kevin Kilbane Doneil Henry Joe Fletcher (rules analyst) |
TSN/TSN2 |
| MLS à RDS (Canada, French)[11] | Claudine Douville (lead) Olivier Brett (CF Montréal matches) Jasmin Leroux Patrice Bernier Émilie Duquette |
Jean Gounelle (lead) Patrice Bernier (CF Montréal matches) Wandrille Lefèvre Émilie Duquette |
Antonin Besner (lead) Meeker Guerrier Nicolas Landry |
Olivier Brett (lead) François-Etienne Corbin (backup) Émilie Duquette (backup) Jasmin Leroux (backup) Claudine Douville (backup) Sydney Fowo (backup) |
Patrice Bernier (lead) Wandrille Lefèvre Jean Gounelle Patrick Leduc Nick De Santis Jonathan Bourgault Valmie Ouellet Amy Walsh Sonia Denoncourt (rules analyst) |
RDS/RDS2/RDS Info |
| Leagues Cup en TUDN (US, Spanish) | Paco González Daniel Nohra Antonio Gomez Luna |
Marc Crosas Hugo Salcedo Manuel Barrera |
TUDN/Univision/UniMás | |||
| Leagues Cup en TUDN (Mexico, Spanish) | Andrés Vaca | Damián Zamogilny Ricardo La Volpe Rafael Puente |
Gibrán Araige | Alejandro de la Rosa Ana Caty Hernández Valeria Marín |
Canal 5/Nueve/TUDN | |
| Leagues Cup en Fut Azteca (Mexico, Spanish) | Christian Martinoli (lead) Jesús Joel Fuentes Pablo de Rubens Carlos Guerrero |
Luis Garcia Jorge Campos Zague |
Carlos Guerrero Álvaro López Sordo David Medrano Omar Villarreal |
Inés Sainz | Francisco Chacón (rules analyst) | Azteca 7/Azteca Uno |
Regional radio broadcasters
[edit]Note: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV includes the English-language MLS regional radio broadcast for the home team during the 2023–2032 seasons.
Eastern Conference
[edit]| Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline Reporter | Flagship Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta United FC | Mike Conti | Jason Longshore | WZGC (primary, other Audacy stations in Atlanta such as WSTR may air matches during conflicts) | |
| Daniel Cantu | Carolina Rodriguez | WAOS/WXEM/WLBA (Spanish Radio) | ||
| Charlotte FC | Will Palaszczuk[12] | Jessica Charman | WFNZ | |
| Jaime Moreno[13] | Antonio Ramos | WOLS (Spanish Radio) | ||
| Chicago Fire FC | Max Thoma | Dasan Robinson | WLS wlsam.com | |
| Héctor Lozano | Raquel Ortiz | WRTO (AM) (Spanish Radio) | ||
| Columbus Crew | Chris Doran | WBNS-FM | ||
| Juan Valladares | WWLA (Spanish Radio) | |||
| D.C. United | Dave Johnson | Bruce Murray | WTSD | |
| Moises Linares | Luciano Emilio | TBD (Spanish Radio) | ||
| FC Cincinnati | Tom Gelehrter | Kevin McCloskey | WSAI | |
| Inter Miami CF | Ken LaVicka | ESPN 106.3 FM WUUB[14] | ||
| Jésus Eduardo Acosta | Horacio Gioffre | Deportes 760-AM WEFL (Spanish Radio) | ||
| CF Montréal | Jon Still (primary) Sean Campbell (select games) |
Grant Needham (primary) Amy Walsh (select games) |
Amy Walsh (select games) | CKGM (English Radio) CJAD (select games)[15] |
| Maxime Van Houtte | Raphaël Doucet Sydney Fowo |
Georges Laraque | CKLX-FM (French-language Radio)[16] | |
| Nashville SC | Will Boling or Lucas Panzica | Jalil Anibaba | WGFX[17] | |
| Alexis Martínez | Mánfred Villalobos | WMGC (Spanish Radio) | ||
| New England Revolution | Brad Feldman | Charlie Davies | WBZ-FM (Radio) SportsHub-HD2 (Radio- Bruins or Celtics conflicts) | |
| Hipólito Gamboa | José Manuel Abundis | WAMG (Spanish Radio) | ||
| New York City FC | Glenn Crooks | Matthew Lawrence Jason Hernandez |
WNYE | |
| Roberto Abramowitz | Ariel Judas | WEPN (Spanish Radio) | ||
| New York Red Bulls | Matt Harmon | Steve Jolley | Red Bulls Live Online Radio[18] | |
| Stefano Fusaro[19] | Red Bulls Live Online Radio (Spanish)[20] | |||
| Orlando City SC | Evan Weston Scott Harris |
Paul Shaw | WTKS-FM WYGM | |
| TBD | Israel Heredia | WRSO (Spanish Radio) | ||
| Philadelphia Union | Dave Leno (primary) Jonathan Yardley (backup) Lisa Roman Carlin (emergency backup) |
Sheanon Williams (primary) Lisa Roman Carlin (backup) Sébastien Le Toux (backup) |
WPEN-FM[21] | |
| Luis Márquez | Jaime Becerril | WHAT (Spanish Radio) | ||
| Toronto FC | Sam Ravech or Gareth Wheeler | Apple TV Exclusive (Home matches ONLY) | ||
Western Conference
[edit]| Team | Play-by-play | Color commentator | Sideline Reporter | Flagship Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin FC | Lincoln Rose | none | Alt 97.5 FM | |
| Ignacio Araujo | none | KLQB (Spanish Radio) | ||
| Colorado Rapids | Connor Cape Jordan Angeli (backup) |
Brian Crookham (primary) Jordan Angeli (select games) |
KKSE KKSE-FM | |
| Esdrel Peinado | Tomas Menchaca | KXDP-LD (Spanish Radio) | ||
| FC Dallas | Owen Newkirk | Steve Davis | Garrett Melcer (reporter) Sam Hale (host) |
KFXR[22] |
| Carlos Alvarado | Rafael Calderon | KFLC (Spanish Radio) | ||
| Houston Dynamo FC | Glenn Davis | Bobby Boswell | KFNC | |
| Daniel Mejia | Cesar Procel | KQBU-FM (Spanish Radio) | ||
| LA Galaxy | Joe Tutino (primary) Christian Miles |
lagalaxy.com | ||
| Rolando "El Veloz" González | KWKW (Spanish Radio) | |||
| Los Angeles FC | Dave Denholm | KSPN | ||
| Armando Aguayo | KFWB (Spanish Radio) | |||
| Minnesota United FC | Dan Terhaar | Jonathan Harrison | KSTP-AM | |
| Portland Timbers | Fletcher Johnson | Keith Bleyer | Adam Susman (host) | KXTG KXL-FM |
| Josue Del Castillo | Oscar Ramos | Nikol Ramirez (host) | KXET (Spanish Radio) | |
| Real Salt Lake | David James | Jay Nolly | KSL | |
| Isidro Lopez | Willy Barrueta | KTUB KDUT KBMG (Spanish Radio) | ||
| San Diego FC | Adrian Garcia Marquez | Marvell Wynne | KGB | |
| Ricardo Jiménez | XEPE (Spanish Radio) | |||
| San Jose Earthquakes | Ted Ramey | Joe Cannon | KGO | |
| Carlos Cesar Rivera | Ramiro Corrales | KZSF (Spanish Radio) | ||
| Seattle Sounders FC | Danny Jackson | Brad Evans and Steve Zakuani | Jackson Felts (presenter) Pete Fewing and Diego Arrioja (primary analysts); James Riley, Lamar Neagle, and Marcus Hahnemann (rotating analysts); Michelle Ludkta (sideline - home matches) |
KJR[23] |
| Mario Rodriguez | Felipe Maqueda (select games) Carlos Tapia (select games) |
KKMO (Spanish Radio) | ||
| Sporting Kansas City | Blake Aerni | Jon Kempin | WHB[24] | |
| Raul Villegas | Enrique Morales | KDTD (Spanish Radio) | ||
| St. Louis City SC | Joey Zanaboni | Dale Schilly | KYKY (primary) KMOX (occasional)[25] | |
| Santiago Beltran | Hector Vega | KXOK-LP (Spanish Radio) | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Asa Rehman or Blake Price | Colin Miller (primary) Paul Dolan (select games) |
CKGO | |
See also
[edit]- Major League Soccer on television
- List of current Major League Baseball broadcasters
- List of current National Basketball Association broadcasters
- List of current National Football League broadcasters
- List of current National Hockey League broadcasters
- List of current Women's National Basketball Association broadcasters
References
[edit]- ^ Maurer, Pablo; Stejskal, Sam; Tenorio, Paul. "MLS faces race against time to build broadcast operation ahead of Apple TV deal". The New York Times.
- ^ Maurer, Pablo; Stejskal, Sam; Tenorio, Paul. "MLS notebook: Talent lineup for Apple TV deal; owners consider best-of-three in playoffs". The New York Times.
- ^ "Apple and Major League Soccer unveil broadcasters for MLS Season Pass". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "Apple and Major League Soccer Add 31 Talented On-Air Personalities to the MLS Season Pass Broadcast Team". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "MLS and Apple reportedly set to have announcers work regionally". January 24, 2023.
- ^ Brown, Daniel. "MLS debuts Season Pass streaming service on Apple TV". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "Apple is still keeping secret how many — or few — people watch its MLS telecasts". January 12, 2024.
- ^ "MLS and Apple unveil production details of their game and studio show broadcasts". February 15, 2023.
- ^ "Major League Soccer Unveils its Broadcast Talent Team for MLS Season Pass on Apple TV" (Press release). Major League Soccer. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Apple and Major League Soccer unveil live event production plan and talent pairings for MLS Season Pass". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "RDS dévoile son calendrier de diffusion des matchs de la saison régulière 2023 de la MLS - Bell Media".
- ^ Club, Charlotte Football. "Charlotte FC and Sports Radio WFNZ Announce Will Palaszczuk and Jessica Charman as Broadcast Team | Charlotte FC". Charlotte Football Club. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ Club, Charlotte Football. "Charlotte FC Announce Jaime Moreno and Antonio Ramos as Spanish-Language Broadcast Team | Charlotte FC". Charlotte Football Club. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ^ https://www.intermiamicf.com/news/espn-west-palm-s-106-3-named-the-official-english-language-radio-partner-of-inter-miami-cf
- ^ "New broadcasting agreement with TSN 690".
- ^ "CF Montréal concludes new radio broadcasting deal with BPM Sports".
- ^ "Nashville Soccer Club Introduces 104.5 The Zone as Official Radio Partner for the 2023 Season" (Press release). Nashville SC. February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Listen to New York Red Bulls (ENGLISH) on TuneIn". TuneIn. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "New York Red Bulls Name Stefano Fusaro Digital Correspondent and Spanish Radio Host | New York Red Bulls". nysoccer. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Listen to New York Red Bulls Radio Network – Spanish on TuneIn". TuneIn. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ Ink, Radio (February 21, 2023). "Philadelphia Union And Beasley Broadcast Group Announce 97.5 The Fanatic As Official Radio Broadcast Partner". Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "Remaining 2022 FC Dallas games to air on 1190 am". June 28, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ "Sounders FC announces full slate of 2023 regional broadcast partnerships, offering fans numerous ways to follow the Rave Green across television, radio and digital platforms" (Press release). Seattle Sounders FC. February 23, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ "Sporting Kansas City announces new radio broadcast team for 2024 season".
- ^ "St. Louis CITY SC Partners with Audacy St. Louis and KXOK 102.9 FM for local English and Spanish Radio Broadcasts". St. Louis City SC.
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