The game against Kansas City was delayed by thunderstorms.Īnd the only early game with half-decent weather - against Orlando - saw the Union missing huge chunks of their lineup because the league barreled straight through an international break. The second game, against Chicago, was freezing and windy. Reserving judgment about whether or not the Leagues Cup is a good idea or ends up being pretty fun, the knock-on effect is that MLS’s regular season kicked off at the end of February, with MLS Cup set for early December, with few other pauses along the way.įrom a Union perspective, that’s meant a slate of home games that have been miserable from a weather perspective. In order to make the deal sweeter to Apple (among other reasons), MLS created the Leagues Cup, for which the regular season will pause for a month over the summer for a tournament with Liga MX. As you should be able to tell from this piece, these gestures have not compromised my objectivity. And it’s entirely possible that it will over time - the most important part of the deal, the massive infusion of cash into the league, won’t affect the product on the pitch immediately.ĭisclaimer: As an influential member of the media, the fine folks at Apple sent me a free year of MLS Season Pass, as well as some fine swag. ![]() The league’s ten-year, $2.5 billion deal with the technology giant kicked in at the start of the season with a promise to transform the viewing experience and to take the league to the next level. ![]() Eight games into the deal, and I’m sick of MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
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