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M.L.S. Returns With Another New Team and a Whole New Way to Watch

St. Louis City S.C. will hit the field as the league’s 29th franchise, but to watch it, and every other team, fans will have to get to know Apple TV+.

Settle in: Major League Soccer and Apple TV+ are beginning a 10-year partnership this season that will change the way fans watch games.Credit...Matthew Ashton/AMA, via Getty Images

St. Louis, a city with a rich soccer history dating back more than a century, will finally get its Major League Soccer team this year. But to watch it, and the league’s other 28 teams, armchair supporters will have to make the transition from television to streaming, whether they like it or not.