List of current Major League Soccer broadcasters explained

The following is a list of current Major League Soccer broadcasters for each individual team.

International video broadcasters

2023–2032

Apple Inc. has exclusive global rights to every MLS match and Leagues Cup match, with on-site commentary in English and Spanish on MLS Season Pass. All match broadcasts are produced by MLS Productions, a partnership of Major League Soccer, IMG and NEP Group.[1] [2] [3] [4] MLS generally assigns announcers regionally, reportedly to retain local familiarity among fans but largely suspected to be to save money on production costs.[5] All commentary was on-site in 2023, allaying concerns about remote broadcasts,[6] and will remain so again in 2024.[7]

In addition, MLS Productions produces whip-around, pre-match and post-match studio shows from NEP Metropolis Studios in Harlem, Manhattan, New York. There is a pre-match show, MLS Countdown, which airs 30 (Eastern) or 15 (Central/Mountain/Pacific) minutes before games, which in most cases will be 7:30 p.m. local time. The national post-match show, MLS Wrap-Up, airs at 12:30 a.m. Eastern time. The whip-around show is called MLS 360 and will cut into matches of significance.[8]

All matches involving CF Montréal, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC had French-language commentary in 2023. Montréal will continue as the sole French-language broadcast for Apple in 2024.[7]

MLS Productions is expected to produce Portuguese commentary beginning with the 2025 season.

Broadcast[9] Play-by-play (main commentator)Color commentatorSideline reporterStudio hostStudio analyst (pundit)Network
MLS Productions (English) Jake Zivin (lead)
Nate Bukaty (part time)
Max Bretos
Steve Cangialosi
Keith Costigan
Kevin Egan
Adrian Healey
Mark Followill
Tony Husband
Eric Krakauer
Blake Price
Ed Cohen
Mark Rogondino
Neil Sika (part time)
Tyler Terens
Joe Tolleson
Callum Williams
Chris Wittyngham
Adrian Garcia Marquez
Joe Malfa
Rodolfo Landeros
Taylor Twellman (lead)
Jalil Anibaba
Kyndra de St. Aubin
Cobi Jones
Marcelo Balboa
Warren Barton (part time)
Calen Carr
Paul Dolan
Brian Dunseth
Maurice Edu
Danny Higginbotham
Devon Kerr
Lori Lindsey
Heath Pearce
Lloyd Sam
Ross Smith
Greg Sutton
Jamie Watson
Mariano Trujillo
Jalil Anibaba
Ian Joy
Katie WithamJillian Sakovits (pre-match & post-match)
Andrew Wiebe (pre-match & post-match)
Kaylyn Kyle (whip-around show)
Liam McHugh (whip-around show)
Tony Cherchi (fill-in host for whip-around show)
Kevin Egan (whip-around show)
Michelle Gingras (part time)
Shep Messing
Sacha Kljestan (whip-around show)
Bradley Wright-Phillips (whip-around show)
MLS Season Pass on Apple TV
MLS Productions (Spanish) Juan Arango
Jesús Acosta
José Bauz
Jorge Calvo
Alejandro Figueredo
Stefano Fusaro
Adrian Garcia Marquez
Raul Guzman
Jose Hernandez
Rodolfo Landeros
Moisés Linares
Jorge Pérez-Navarro
Diego Pessolano
Pablo Ramírez
Francisco X. Rivera (part time)
Sergio Ruiz
Sammy Sadovnik
Oscar Salazar
Ramsés Sandoval
Bruno Vain
Andrés Agulla
Diego Arrioja
Marcelo Balboa
Eduardo Biscayart
Luis Gerardo Bucci
Daniel Chapela
Tony Cherchi
Maximiliano Cordaro (part time)
Miguel Gallardo
Sonny Guadarrama
Jaime Alarcón
Pablo Mariño
Francisco Pinto
Walter Roque
Carlos Ruiz
Carlos Suárez
Claudio Suárez
Diego Tabares
Mariano Trujillo
Martin Zúñiga
Jésus Bracamontes
Carlos Hermosillo
Pavel Pardo
Carlos Pavón
Antonella GonzálezTony Cherchi (lead)
Stefano Fusaro
Andrés Agulla
Diego Valeri (lead)
Chelsea Cabarcas
Melissa Ortiz
Pavel Pardo
Carlos Pavón
MLS Productions (French) Frédéric Lord (lead)
Olivier Brett
Matt Cullen
Jeremy Filosa (part time)
Gavino de Falco (part time)
Vincent Destouches (lead)
Patrice Bernier
Sébastien Le Toux
Matthias Van Halst (part time)

2024 commentator pairings

English:[10]

Play-by-play (main) commentator Nate Bukaty, match analysts (co-commentators) Warren Barton and Tony Meola will contribute throughout the season.

Spanish:[10]

Narrador (play-by-play) Francisco X. Rivera and analista (co-commentator) Maximiliano Cordaro will contribute throughout the season.

French:[10]

Descripteurs (play-by-play) Jeremy Filosa, Gavino de Falco and analyste Matthias Van Halst will contribute throughout the season.

National video broadcasters

Media rights to MLS and Leagues Cup matches sold to national video broadcasters are non-exclusive.

2023–2026

BroadcastPlay-by-play (main commentator)Color commentator(s)Sideline reporterStudio hostStudio analyst(s)Network
MLS on Fox/FS1 (US, English)John Strong (lead)
Nate Bukaty
Tyler Terens
Joe Malfa
Mike Watts
Josh Eastern
Luis Omar Tapia
Michael Wottreng
JP Dellacamera
Adrian Garcia Marquez
Stuart Holden (lead)
Tony Meola
Devon Kerr
Warren Barton
Jamie Watson
Ricky Lopez-Espin
Jill Loyden
Cobi Jones
Landon Donovan
Mariano Trujillo
Jenny Taft (Final ONLY)Rob Stone (lead)
Jenny Taft (backup)
Rodolfo Landeros (backup)
Alexi Lalas (lead)
Maurice Edu
Cobi Jones
Joe Machnik (rules analyst)
Fox/FS1
MLS en FOX Deportes (US, Spanish)John Laguna (lead)
Rodolfo Landeros
Alejandro Luna
Jairo Moncada
Jaime Motta
Mariano Trujillo (lead)
Claudio Suárez
Martín Zúñiga
Álvaro Izquierdo
Rodney Wallace
Jaime Motta
Ricardo Mayorga
Rodolfo Landeros (Final ONLY)Fox Deportes
MLS on TSN (Canada, English)Luke Wileman (Toronto, lead)
Joey Alfieri (Montréal, backup)
Vic Rauter (Toronto, backup)
Matt Cullen (Toronto, backup)
Steven Caldwell (Toronto, lead)
Kevin Kilbane (Toronto, backup)
Jim Brennan (Vancouver, backup)
Matthew Scianitti (Toronto, lead)
Daniel Zakrzewski (Toronto, backup)
Kenzie Lalonde (Montréal, bureau chief)
Amy Walsh (Montréal, backup)
Shantelle Chand (Vancouver, playoff matches only)
Kelcey Brade (lead)
Daniel Zakrzewski (backup)
Matthew Scianitti (backup)
Mark Roe (backup)
Lindsay Hamilton (backup)
Julian de Guzman
Kevin Kilbane
Joe Fletcher (rules analyst)
TSN/TSN2
MLS à RDS (Canada, French)[11] Claudine Douville (lead)
Olivier Brett (CF Montréal matches)
Jasmin Leroux
Patrice Bernier
Émilie Duquette
Jean Gounelle (lead)
Patrice Bernier (CF Montréal matches)
Wandrille Lefèvre
Émilie Duquette
Antonin Besner (lead)
Meeker Guerrier
Nicolas Landry
Olivier Brett (lead)
François-Etienne Corbin (backup)
Émilie Duquette (backup)
Jasmin Leroux (backup)
Claudine Douville (backup)
Sydney Fowo (backup)
Patrice Bernier (lead)
Wandrille Lefèvre
Jean Gounelle
Patrick Leduc
Nick De Santis
Jonathan Bourgault
Valmie Ouellet
Amy Walsh
Sonia Denoncourt (rules analyst)
RDS/RDS2/RDS Info
Leagues Cup en TUDN (US, Spanish)Enrique Bermúdez de la Serna
Paco Villa
José Luis López Salido
Ramsés Sandoval
Marc Crosas
Félix Fernández
Hugo Salcedo
Hristo Stoichkov
Ivan Zamorano
Damián Zamogilny
Aldo Farías
Enrique Borja
Carlos Reinoso
Michele Giannone
Adrián Esparza Oteo
Daniel Schvartzman
Diego Peña
Zaritzi Sosa
Luis Alberto Martínez
Vladimir García
Alejandro Berry
Lindsay Casinelli
TUDN/Univision/UniMás
Leagues Cup en TUDN (Mexico, Spanish)Andrés VacaDamián Zamogilny
Ricardo Peláez
Gibrán AraigeAlejandro de la Rosa
Ana Caty Hernández
Valeria Marín
Canal 5/Nueve/TUDN
Leagues Cup en Fut Azteca (Mexico, Spanish)Christian Martinoli (lead)
Jesús Joel Fuentes
Pablo de Rubens
Carlos Guerrero
Luis Garcia
Jorge Campos
Zague
Carlos Guerrero
Álvaro López Sordo
David Medrano
Omar Villarreal
Inés SainzFrancisco Chacón (rules analyst)Azteca 7/Azteca Uno

Regional radio broadcasters

Note: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV includes the English-language MLS regional radio broadcast for the home team during the 2023–2032 seasons.

Eastern Conference

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Atlanta United FCMike ContiJason LongshoreWZGC (primary, other Audacy stations in Atlanta such as WSTR may air matches during conflicts)
Daniel CantuCarolina Rodriguez
Charlotte FCWill Palaszczuk[12] Jessica CharmanWFNZ
Jaime Moreno[13] Antonio Ramos
Chicago Fire FCMax ThomaDasan RobinsonWLS
wlsam.com
Héctor LozanoRaquel Ortiz
Columbus CrewChris DoranWBNS-FM
Juan Valladares
D.C. UnitedDave JohnsonBruce Murray
Moises LinaresLuciano EmilioTBD
FC CincinnatiTom GelehrterKevin McCloskeyWSAI
Inter Miami CFPhil Schoen
Chris Wittyngham (backup)
Joe Malfa (backup)
Thomas RongenOrlando Alzugaray, Jr. WQAM[14]
Jésus Eduardo AcostaHoracio Gioffre
CF MontréalJon Still
Sean Campbell
CKGM (English Radio)
CJAD [15]
Maxime Van HoutteRaphaël Doucet
Sydney Fowo
Georges LaraqueCKLX-FM [16]
Nashville SCWill Boling or Lucas PanzicaJalil AnibabaWGFX[17]
Alexis MartínezMánfred Villalobos
New England RevolutionBrad FeldmanCharlie DaviesWBZ-FM
SportsHub-HD2
Hipólito GamboaJosé Manuel Abundis
New York City FCGlenn CrooksMatthew Lawrence
Jason Hernandez
WNYE
Roberto AbramowitzAriel Judas
New York Red BullsMatt HarmonSteve JolleyRed Bulls Live Online Radio[18]
Stefano Fusaro[19] Red Bulls Live Online Radio [20]
Orlando City SCEvan Weston
Scott Harris
Paul ShawWTKS-FM
WYGM
TBDIsrael Heredia
Philadelphia UnionDave Leno (primary)
Jonathan Yardley (backup)
Lisa Roman Carlin (emergency backup)
Sheanon Williams (primary)
Lisa Roman Carlin (backup)
Sébastien Le Toux (backup)
WPEN-FM[21]
Luis MárquezJaime Becerril
Toronto FCSam Ravech or Gareth Wheeler Apple TV Exclusive (Home matches ONLY)

Western Conference

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Austin FCLincoln RosenoneAlt 97.5 FM
Ignacio Araujonone
Colorado RapidsConnor Cape
Jordan Angeli (backup)
Brian Crookham (primary)
Jordan Angeli (select games)
KKSE
KKSE-FM
Esdrel PeinadoTomas Menchaca
FC DallasOwen Newkirk Steve DavisGarrett Melcer (reporter)
Sam Hale (host)
KFXR[22]
Carlos AlvaradoRafael Calderon
Houston Dynamo FCGlenn DavisBobby Boswell
Alex ParraDaniela RodriguezKTMD[23]
Daniel MejiaCesar Procel
LA GalaxyJoe Tutino
Christian Miles
lagalaxy.com
Rolando "El Veloz" González
Los Angeles FCDave DenholmKSPN
Francisco X. RiveraClaudio SuárezAlexandra Stergios
Armando Aguayo
Minnesota United FCDan TerhaarJonathan HarrisonKSTP-AM
Portland TimbersFletcher JohnsonKeith Bleyer Adam Susman (host)KXTG
KXL-FM
Josue Del CastilloOscar RamosNikol Ramirez (host)
Real Salt LakeDavid JamesJay NollyKSL
Isidro LopezWilly Barrueta
San Jose EarthquakesTed RameyJoe CannonKGO
Carlos Cesar RiveraRamiro Corrales
Seattle Sounders FCDanny JacksonJackson Felts (presenter)
Pete Fewing and Diego Arrioja (primary analysts); James Riley, Lamar Neagle, and Marcus Hahnemann (rotating analysts); Michelle Ludkta (sideline - home matches)
KJR[24]
Mario RodriguezFelipe Maqueda (select games)
Carlos Tapia (select games)
Sporting Kansas CityBlake AerniJon KempinWHB[25]
Raul VillegasEnrique Morales
St. Louis City SCJoey ZanaboniDale SchillyKYKY
KMOX [26]
Santiago BeltranHector VegaKXOK-LP
Vancouver Whitecaps FCAsa Rehman or Blake PriceColin Miller (primary)
Paul Dolan (select games)
CKGO

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: MLS faces race against time to build broadcast operation ahead of Apple TV deal . The New York Times . Maurer . Pablo . Stejskal . Sam . Tenorio . Paul .
  2. News: MLS notebook: Talent lineup for Apple TV deal; owners consider best-of-three in playoffs . The New York Times . Maurer . Pablo . Stejskal . Sam . Tenorio . Paul .
  3. Web site: Apple and Major League Soccer unveil broadcasters for MLS Season Pass. MLSsoccer.com. March 20, 2023.
  4. Web site: Apple and Major League Soccer Add 31 Talented On-Air Personalities to the MLS Season Pass Broadcast Team. MLSsoccer.com. March 20, 2023.
  5. Web site: MLS and Apple reportedly set to have announcers work regionally . January 24, 2023 .
  6. News: MLS debuts Season Pass streaming service on Apple TV . The New York Times . Brown . Daniel .
  7. Web site: Apple is still keeping secret how many — or few — people watch its MLS telecasts . January 12, 2024 .
  8. Web site: MLS and Apple unveil production details of their game and studio show broadcasts . February 15, 2023 .
  9. February 15, 2024 . Major League Soccer Unveils its Broadcast Talent Team for MLS Season Pass on Apple TV . Major League Soccer . February 29, 2024.
  10. Web site: Apple and Major League Soccer unveil live event production plan and talent pairings for MLS Season Pass. MLSsoccer.com. March 20, 2023.
  11. Web site: RDS dévoile son calendrier de diffusion des matchs de la saison régulière 2023 de la MLS - Bell Media .
  12. Web site: Club. Charlotte Football. Charlotte FC and Sports Radio WFNZ Announce Will Palaszczuk and Jessica Charman as Broadcast Team Charlotte FC. February 2, 2022. Charlotte Football Club. en.
  13. Web site: Club. Charlotte Football. Charlotte FC Announce Jaime Moreno and Antonio Ramos as Spanish-Language Broadcast Team Charlotte FC. January 2, 2022. Charlotte Football Club. en.
  14. https://www.intermiamicf.com/news/inter-miami-cf-announces-audacy-as-local-radio-partner Inter Miami CF Announces Audacy as Local Radio Partner
  15. Web site: New broadcasting agreement with TSN 690 .
  16. Web site: CF Montréal concludes new radio broadcasting deal with BPM Sports .
  17. February 25, 2023 . Nashville Soccer Club Introduces 104.5 The Zone as Official Radio Partner for the 2023 Season . Nashville SC.
  18. Web site: Listen to New York Red Bulls (ENGLISH) on TuneIn. TuneIn. August 31, 2021.
  19. Web site: New York Red Bulls Name Stefano Fusaro Digital Correspondent and Spanish Radio Host | New York Red Bulls. nysoccer. August 31, 2021.
  20. Web site: Listen to New York Red Bulls Radio Network – Spanish on TuneIn. TuneIn. August 31, 2021.
  21. Web site: Philadelphia Union And Beasley Broadcast Group Announce 97.5 The Fanatic As Official Radio Broadcast Partner. Radio. Ink. February 21, 2023. February 21, 2023.
  22. Web site: Remaining 2022 FC Dallas games to air on 1190 am. June 28, 2022 . August 25, 2022.
  23. Web site: TeleXitos to Televise Dynamo Away Games in Spanish . houstondynamofc. August 31, 2021.
  24. February 23, 2023 . Sounders FC announces full slate of 2023 regional broadcast partnerships, offering fans numerous ways to follow the Rave Green across television, radio and digital platforms . Seattle Sounders FC . May 2, 2023.
  25. Web site: Sporting Kansas City announces new radio broadcast team for 2024 season .
  26. Web site: St. Louis CITY SC Partners with Audacy St. Louis and KXOK 102.9 FM for local English and Spanish Radio Broadcasts . St. Louis City SC.