MLS on Fox is the branding used for broadcasts ofMajor League Soccer (MLS) onFS1 andFox. Fox Sports first aired MLS games from 2003–2011 on the now defunctFox Soccer Channel. Fox then won the rights fromNBC Sports to air games on the newFox Sports 1 and theMLS Cup on Fox in even numbered years from 2015 until 2022.[1][2] Since 2023, Fox is the only broadcaster simulcasting MLS fromMLS Season Pass afterESPN andUnivision rejected to simulcast, and will be the exclusive linear home of MLS Cup.
In 2003, Fox Sports World began airing MLS games as the secondary cable broadcast partner. In 2012,NBC Sports beat out Fox to air the MLS as the secondary cable partner. Then in 2015, Fox won the rights to air games and theMLS Cup in even numbered years.John Strong was named the network's main voice for their coverage until 2022, when Fox Sports lost the main rights toApple TV. However, after talks broke down with bothUnivision andESPN, Fox will be the sole linear broadcasting partner for the league from 2023 onward.[3][4][5][6] Under the new deal, Fox will air 34 MLS matches (15 on the Fox network and the rest on FS1), eight playoff games, and eachMLS Cup through the 2026 season. These matches will also air in Spanish onFox Deportes,FS2, and via SAP on most local FOX stations.[7][8]
With MLS and Apple TV controlling all inventory for broadcasts from 2023 onward, Fox will simulcast games from the Apple broadcasts, adding their own announcers on a main feed, however, FOX and FS1 broadcasts still use their own theme and branding separate from the Apple-exclusive broadcasts.[9] This is a list of personalities from the time MLS matches were produced by Fox itself.
