Major League Soccer and FOX Soccer announced Friday that they have extended the network's national broadcast rights agreement for one year.
FOX Soccer will broadcast up to 31 regular-season games, plus three MLS Cup playoff matches, including a conference final, all in high definition.
The deal includes 15 matches on Saturday nights and 14 on Fridays.
“FOX Soccer has been a tremendous partner for MLS for many years and we are very happy that we have been able to extend the relationship,” MLS President Mark Abbott said. “Through both its news coverage and its extensive schedule of MLS games, Fox Soccer allows MLS fans across the country to follow their club as well as their rivals.”
FOX Soccer's schedule this season starts with the MLS Cup Champion Colorado Rapids hosting the Portland Timbers in the expansion club’s inaugural MLS match.
“We’re extremely pleased to be home to MLS — the gold standard for soccer in the U.S. — for our ninth straight season,” FOX Soccer Executive Vice President and General Manager David Nathanson said. “FOX Soccer is committed to providing soccer fans in America the best coverage possible, and this extension helps us keep that commitment.”
FOX Soccer has been a national broadcast partner of MLS since 2003.
