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Title: Apple Opens MLS Playoff Matches to All Apple TV Subscribers
Post by: HCK on October 21, 2025, 04:05:05 pm
Apple Opens MLS Playoff Matches to All Apple TV Subscribers

All MLS playoff matches will stream at no additional charge for Apple TV (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-tv/) subscribers, without requiring the separate MLS Season Pass add-on (via Sports Business Journal (https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/10/19/mls-making-playoff-matches-available-to-all-apple-tv-subscribers/)).



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Apple and MLS are likely using the expanded access window to convert casual viewers into paying Season Pass customers for the 2026 regular season. Apple adjusted Season Pass pricing (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/09/01/apple-slashes-2025-mls-season-pass-price/) in September; for ‌Apple TV‌ subscribers, the price for a full season was cut from $79 to $25 and for non-subscribers, from $99 to $29. During the regular season and the Leagues Cup, only a subset of matches were made available to non-Season Pass viewers.



The announcement arrives days after Apple secured rights (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/17/apple-announces-partnership-with-formula-1-for-exclusive-coverage/) to stream Formula 1 in the United States beginning in 2026. Under that deal, &zwnj;Apple TV&zwnj; subscribers will receive F1 TV Premium content at no additional charge. F1 TV Premium has typically cost U.S. subscribers about $16.99 per month. Since 2023, U.S. viewers have been required to pay an additional fee for MLS Season Pass even if they already subscribe to &zwnj;Apple TV&zwnj;. <div class="linkback">Tag: MLS Season Pass (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/mls-season-pass/)</div>
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