Major League Soccer (MLS)
New Era gets on-field exclusivity in MLS deal
US-based sports and lifestyle brand New Era Caps has significantly enhanced its partnership with Major League Soccer, becoming the exclusive on-field hat provider.
Corpay deepens football ties with Real Madrid, MLS
Hot on the heels of agreeing a new sponsorship with Major League Soccer (MLS), Corpay has added Real Madrid to its roster.
MLS turns to EA in latest broadcast strategy tweak
Major League Soccer has struck an innovative broadcast deal with Electronic Arts, continuing its newly installed policy of maximising coverage of its matches outside the exclusive global Apple contract.
Access trumps clip rights investment at Footballco
Footballco, the TPG-owned football media company, has no plans to set aside significant sums for rights and will only acquire highlights if they can improve storytelling content to drive higher engagement…
SBS strikes deal with MLS for Sunday night games
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has secured rights to one MLS game per week, the league’s first deal for live rights in an overseas territory since its 10-year global rights agreement with Apple.
Jury backs MLS, USSF in NASL lawsuit
A New York court has ruled that Major League Soccer (MLS) and the US Soccer Federation (USSF) did not break competition laws in denying the North American Soccer League (NASL) a licence to continue as a second-tier competition in the US football pyramid.
MLS moves in with IMG in new production pact
IMG has announced a welcome contract retention for its production business, striking a multi-year agreement with Major League Soccer that centralises the league's media efforts
Garber: Reward outweighing risk in MLS-Apple deal
Major League Soccer’s decade-long, $2.5bn-plus global streaming rights contract with Apple may end up being one of sport’s greatest-ever media deals, commissioner Don Garber has claimed.
MLS invests in OneFootball in wider content pact
Major League Soccer has taken a stake in OneFootball in a deal that will make the league's highlights widely available on the global football media platform.
Michelob Ultra adds MLS, Concacaf sponsorships
Michelob Ultra has signed multi-year international sponsorship agreements with Concacaf and Major League Soccer as AB InBev continues to push the beer brand in soccer
MLS makes global marketing push with new CMO hire
MLS has named Radhika Duggal as chief marketing officer of both the league and its Soccer United Marketing (SUM) commercial arm, as it continues its global marketing push ahead of the 2026 Fifa World Cup in North America.
MLS continues fan engagement drive with renewed focus on NFTs
Major League Soccer is stepping up its presence in the non-fungible tokens space by establishing a new division focused on developing, marketing and managing a centralised NFT marketplace for the league.
Eight MLS, 11 MLS Next Pro sides to compete in US Open Cup as league breaks from tradition
Major League Soccer has announced that it will send just eight of its 26 US-based first teams to compete in the 2024 US Open Cup, the United States' nationwide club competition.
MLS appoints Sportec Solutions to long-term VAR contract
Major League Soccer has appointed the Deltatre-owned Sportec Solutions as its video assistant referee (VAR) technology provider as the league's 29th season gets underway.
Garber: 2023 transformational for MLS after Messi arrival
The arrival of Lionel Messi pushed Major League Soccer into the worldwide soccer conversation and helped the league overdeliver on its expectations for global media partner Apple, commissioner Don Garber…
‘Messi mania’ fuelling rapid take-up of Apple’s MLS Season Pass
Lionel Messi's arrival in Major League Soccer sent subscriptions to Apple's MLS Season Pass soaring, according to new figures released.
The tech company, in the first year of its 10-year, $2.5bn (€2.3
Royal Caribbean joins Inter Miami’s main partner roster
Inter Miami CF of Major League Soccer and Royal Caribbean International have signed a multi-year sponsorship that makes Royal Caribbean the club's Main Partner and Official Vacation Partner
Celsius makes first major sponsorship move with MLS to 2026
Major League Soccer and energy drink Celsius have signed a sponsorship deal through 2026, marking the first nationwide sports partnership for the brand