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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.
Inter Miami breaks new ground in blockchain training kit deal
Inter Miami has agreed a training kit sponsorship deal with blockchain platform Polkadot in what is claimed to be the first-ever sports sponsorship agreement with a Decentralised Autonomous Organisation…
TikTok and MLS agree sponsorship, content and programming deal
Short-form video platform TikTok has signed a 'multi-year' agreement with Major League Soccer to become an 'Official Partner' of the league
T-Mobile offers free MLS Apple Season Pass access, DirecTV in commercial premises deal
Mobile carrier T-Mobile is providing Major League Soccer's MLS Season Pass on Apple TV free to its customers and Metro by T-Mobile customers under a company promotion
Houston Dynamo, Dash owner Ted Segal increases stake
Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamo Football Club has announced that majority owner and chairman Ted Segal has finalized the buyouts of Gabriel Brener, Oscar De La Hoya, and Ben Guill to increase his o…
MLS agrees lucrative long-term betting data and streaming deal with IMG Arena
Major League Soccer has concluded its second major piece of business in the space of a month, agreeing an eight-year betting data and streaming rights agreement with IMG Arena, the betting division of…
Xylem renews City Football Group sponsorship
US-based water technology company Xylem has renewed its multi-year global sponsorship of Premier League Champions Manchester City and selected City Football Group teams
Excel Sports appointed to find new LAFC stadium naming rights sponsor
The owners of Major League Soccer club LAFC have chosen Excel Sports Management's Properties division as an exclusive partner in the search for a new stadium naming rights sponsor
MLS All-Star Game generates mixed domestic ratings success
The 2021 Major League Soccer All-Star Game proved a mixed success on domestic television in the United States, gaining record ratings on the Spanish-language Univision/TUDN but historic lows for the English-language…
AT&T 5G unveiled as presenting sponsor of 2021 MLS All-Star Skills Challenge
The 2021 MLS All-Star Skills Challenge, a key event of the Major League Soccer All-Star Game festivities, has secured AT&T 5G as its presenting sponsor, as well as three other commercial partners.
Banc of California Stadium set to host 2021 MLS ASG
Major League Soccer is poised to announce that the 2021 MLS All Star Game will feature the league's leading players taking on their counterparts from Mexico's Liga MX at Banc of California Stadium in Los…
John Guppy | The ABCs of the 26th season of Major League Soccer
President and founder of Gilt Edge Soccer Marketing, a Chicago-based strategy and engagement marketing firm focused exclusively within the sport of soccer, John Guppy looks ahead to the 2021 MLS season, focusing on the arrival of Austin FC to the league, the MLS broadcast landscape, and the increasing link between the league and Mexican football.
Satisfi Labs sponsors LA Galaxy and LA Kings, provides ‘conversational’ fan apps
Artificial intelligence company Satisfi Labs has signed as a sponsor of Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy and the National Hockey League’s LA Kings.
MLS finalizing plans to resume 2020 season in home markets
Major League Soccer is reportedly finalizing plans to resume its 2020 season in home markets following the MLS Is Back Tournament in Orlando, Florida
NBA reports zero Covid-19 positives inside its bubble
MLS also reports zero positives after its initial issues in Florida
MLS suffers fresh blow as Toronto FC-DC United game is postponed for second time
Major League Soccer suffered a fresh blow over the weekend after a scheduled game between Toronto DC and DC United at the MLS Is Back Tournament in Orlando, Florida, was postponed for the second time
Fox Sports features artificial crowd noise at MLS Is Back Tournament – unlike ESPN coverage
Fox Sports has announced that its broadcast coverage of the MLS Is Back Tournament in Orlando, Florida, will feature artificial crowd noise
DC United adds Events DC to sponsorship portfolio for MLS is Back Tournament
MLS franchise DC United has signed up Washington convention and sports specialists Events DC to a short-term sponsorship