As I posted previously, the annual fee for Apple TV and for MLS Season Pass are the same. In other words, for the price of MLS Season Pass, you now get MLS, F1, select MLB games, and all of Apple's original series and movies.
Since we've been talking about the Apple deal in here, it's been modified today. The deal now ends in June 2029, which is 3.5 years early. Apple can no longer opt out after 2027. MLS gets $200M in 2026, $107M for the 2027 spring sprint season, and $275M for each of the 27/28 and 28/29 seasons.
You're probably right. I don't really care about a few bucks either way. I was just bored and since as DC United fans we don't have any real off-season news to talk about, I'm just posting about trivial stuff.
Watched the Spirit/Portland match on WUSA. Forgot what a sold out and engaged AF looked and sounded like.
Apparently, Spirit fans have taken to calling Audi Field “Rowdy Audi.” Those fans live in a different dimension than we do.
Carlos Coronel should jump straight to the top of DC United's offseason MLS shopping list now that he's a free agent.
I was commenting after the Portland game that the game was typical for a red-and-black team playing at Audi - they started off slow, fell behind but were saved by VAR, fell behind again, but kept it 1-0 until late in the game and had chances to even it up, but gave away a second one on some bad defense/GK-ing. The Spirit was wearing highlighter-yellow, Portland was in black and red
not exactly an STM perk because it is for first-time attendees, but still nice. Complimentary seats are from corner to corner all along the west side. On a sidenote - interesting that FEVO, and not tikatDICKtator, is the ticketing platform.
The schedule just dropped. DC opens against Philadelphia at home on February 21, and DC will host Miami on Saturday, March 7 in Baltimore. DC has a 2 month break for the World Cup between May 23 and July 22; Decision day is on November 7 this year.
Baltimore - but way to try to make a "home" game in Baltimore sound better - at least it's not Philly
In other news, we do get to see Son and LAFC in town this year, confirming a tidbit my ticket rep gave me a couple weeks ago.
It's kinda like getting a free ticket to watch the Frederick Keys, Potomac Nationals or the Chesapeake Bay Sox. D.C. Power plays in a lessor league. It's nice, though, that D.C. fans of women's soccer have an option to support one of two local teams. That gives me a thought -- wouldn't it be nice if Baltimore got an MLS expansion team?