SportTechie · Feb 27, 2019
Previewing the Technology That Will Impact the 2019 MLS Season
Tim Howard of the Colorado Rapids denies a header by Zlatan Ibrahimovic of the LA Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park on Feb. 23, 2019. (Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images)Major League Soccer enters its 24th season with a new champion (Atlanta United FC), a new club (FC Cincinnati), a new playoff format (single elimination), a new local broadcaster in D.C. (FloSports), and a new esports partner (Twitch).
A few other major changes—relaunching the MLS app and moving the out-of-market TV package to ESPN+—will start their first full seasons, after mid-year launches in 2018. MLS claims the youngest fan base in North America and views innovation as its mandate.