MLS Cup set for primetime on FOX and UniMás on December 10

Major League Soccer today announced that 2016 MLS Cup will be televised on FOX broadcast network, UniMás, TSN and RDS on Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. CT, the first time in the league's 21-season history the championship match will be played on a Saturday evening in primetime on network television. In addition, the Audi 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs dates have been set, with postseason action kicking off on October 26-27 following the close of regular season play on Sunday, Oct. 23. Postseason matches will air live in more than 175 countries worldwide.

For the first time since 2008, MLS Cup will air live on English-language network television, as FOX televises the championship match for the first time. Joining…