A trip to the MLS Cup is on the line as Atlanta hosts Toronto in the Eastern Conference finals. Alejandro Pozuelo’s second marker of the match, in the 90th minute, helped TFC edge NYCFC 2-1 in the semifinals. Atlanta United bounced the Union 2-0.


The following is the MLS postseason schedule including dates, start times, TV networks and scheduled announcers.

Conference Finals

MLS Cup

PRIOR MATCHES

First Round

Conference Semifinals

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Live matches, produced in Miami, will be available in English on Twitter via @UnivisionSports and @MLS.

“We are excited to collaborate with Major League Soccer to bring live soccer matches and video highlights to Twitter,” said Kay Madati, VP and Global Head of Content Partnerships, Twitter. “Passionate MLS fans will now have live match day action alongside real-time commentary from experts and fellow fans all in one place on Twitter.”

The following is the MLS on Twitter schedule (subject to change; all times are Eastern):

Watch at https://live.twitter.com/mlsenunivision

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The 2018 Major League Soccer (MLS) season has arrived!

Fox Sports will broadcast 33 games, primarily on Sundays and all are simulcast in Spanish on Fox Deportes and available on Fox Sports GO.

Capitalizing on Fox Sports’ rights to the World Cup, five MLS matches will be televised by the Fox broadcast network immediately after World Cup games in the captivating final weeks of the tournament. Three of these MLS on Fox broadcasts will be preceded by Round-of-16 matches in the World Cup, one by a World Cup quarterfinal. On Sunday, July 15, after the World Cup Final, the network will present Atlanta United-Seattle Sounders.

ESPN has 28 MLS regular season broadcasts this season; three games on ESPN2. All matches on ESPN networks are simulcast in Spanish on ESPN Deportes and streamed live on the ESPN App.

For Spanish-language broadcasts, MLS returns to Univision Deportes with 14 Saturday afternoon matches airing on the Univision Network throughout the season. UniMás will broadcast an additional 11 games, including the Cali Clasico at Stanford Stadium between the San Jose Earthquakes and LA Galaxy on Sat, Jun 30, and a Heineken Rivalry Week showdown between Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas on Thursday, Aug. 23. UDN will simulcast all 25 regular-season matches as well as the 2018 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target and MLS Cup.

In Canada, TSN has a Friday night Game of the Week from late March until early June, featuring at least one Canadian team in every game, and all matches played by Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Coverage continues throughout the season with games primarily on Saturdays. In addition, CTV will have nine Saturday afternoon games featuring Canadian teams from early Mar until mid-May. All TSN broadcasts are available on TSN GO.

MLS French-language network partner TVA Sports returns to cover all Montreal Impact games. TVA broadcasts are also available on the TVA Sports app.

The following are the events including dates, start times, TV networks and (if available) announcers. All times Eastern and are subject to change.

Saturday, Mar. 3, 2018

Saturday, Mar. 3, 2018

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