MLS on TSN


The MLS on TSN is the branding used for TSN's telecasts of Major League Soccer games.

Contract history

2011 Contract

In February 2011, the TSN family of networks announced a six-year deal for national MLS broadcast rights in Canada. TSN and TSN2 would broadcast 24 games during the 2011 season and air a minimum of 30 games per season during the subsequent five seasons, all featuring at least one Canadian team. French-language sister networks RDS and RDS2 had similar broadcast rights. The networks also carried the MLS Cup and select playoff games, the MLS All-Star Game, and additional games not involving Canadian teams. GolTV Canada will also continue to carry selected all-U.S. MLS matchups.
Toronto FC regional games were split between the TSN and Sportsnet families of networks. Sportsnet also aired Vancouver Whitecaps FC games, and TVA Sports aired Montreal Impact games.

2017 Contract

In 2015, MLS and TSN announced a new broadcast agreement that included a five-year media rights extension. Under this new partnership, TSN became the exclusive English-language broadcaster of MLS in Canada beginning in the 2017 season. TSN currently delivers exclusive coverage of every MLS game featuring Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC, a select number of Montreal Impact matches, a selection of matches featuring U.S. teams, as well as exclusive English-language coverage of the MLS All-Star Game, MLS Cup Playoffs, and MLS Cup.
The 2015 agreement also included a new five-year agreement with TVA Sports as the official French-language broadcaster in Canada.
NetworkContractAnnual rights feeRegular-season gamesPlayoff gamesLanguageRef
TSN2017–2021TBDEnglish
TSN22017–2021TBDEnglish
TVA Sports2017–202150+French
TSN2011-201630English
TSN22011-201630English
RDS2012-201630French

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