News - MLS and Apple TV are scrapping the Season Pass for the 2026 season, according to ESPN.

Fans of Major League Soccer will no longer need an Apple TV Season Pass to watch matches in the 2026 season, according to sources. On Thursday, ESPN reported that Major League Soccer and Apple TV will make matches available to viewers who already have an Apple TV account. Viewers will be able to access all regular-season matches, the Leagues Cup, the MLS All-Star Game, the Campeones Cup, and the MLS Cup Playoffs with a standalone Apple TV subscription, sources said. The MLS Season Pass, previously an add-on package within Apple TV, will officially end after the 2025 season. The move follows the league's announcement that the 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs would be accessible to all Apple TV subscribers. MLS also made more than 200 regular-season matches available to Apple TV subscribers, including all Sunday Night Soccer games, which helped boost viewership and align with the league's recent distribution shift. "Apple will ultimately decide what the distribution will be. We're finishing up year three and having it on Apple TV so that it's distributed to a broader audience during our playoffs, which I think is positive," MLS commissioner Don Garber said in October. "And we'll take a step back with Apple and figure out what the future distribution is." MLS will join Formula 1 within Apple's overarching catalog after Apple TV announced an exclusive five-year deal to be the U.S. broadcaster of F1 starting in 2026. Major League Baseball also has a deal with Apple TV to give subscribers access to Friday Night Baseball at no extra cost.