Sunday is going to be big. Check that, huge.
All 20 MLS teams will be in action on Oct. 16 in a span of just a few hours and the playoff stakes are high. Oh, and throw in an Expansion Priority Draft on top of all that.
MLS Matchday Live (11 am & 4:30 pm PT)
And so it's only fitting that MLSsoccer.com will deliver two of the biggest shows of the season – MLS Matchday Live pregame and postgame – to preview and break down what will be a wild and memorable Sunday.
Beginning at 11 am ET and then returning at the end of the day at 4:30 pm PT, the one-hour long MLS Matchday Live shows will be streamed here and on MLSsoccer.com, YouTube and Facebook, providing fans all the great stories and late-breaking news from the penultimate matchday of the season (Week 33).
Expansion Priority Draft
The pregame show (11 am - 12pm PT) will also be highlighted by the Expansion Priority Draft which will see 2017 expansion sides Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC making some massive early decisions as to which team gets first dibs to select players in the various drafts coming up over the next months.
#MLSliveshow
Fans can use #MLSliveshow to be part of the debate and discussion with some of the well-known personalities around the league:
- Hosts Susannah Collins, Russ Thaler and Kevin Brown
- Adrian Heath, ex-Orlando City head coach
- Heath Pearce, KICKTV personality, former USMNT defender and MLS player
- Calen Carr, former MLS player with the Chicago Fire and Houston Dynamo
- Matt Doyle, MLSsoccer.com’s Armchair Analyst
- Andrew Wiebe, MLSsoccer.com Senior Editor and ExtraTime Radio host
- Bobby Warshaw from Rio Tinto Stadium for RSL vs. Sporting KC
- Jillian Sakovits on location in Portland for the Timbers battle against Colorado
And then after Sunday, we'll do it all over again a week later for Decision Day ... except with former Seattle Sounders head coach Sigi Schmid and ex-Vancouver Whitecaps boss Martin Rennie.
October 16 Schedule
| MATCH | TV | STREAMING |
|---|---|---|
Pregame Show: "MLS Matchday Live" 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT – Streaming on MLSsoccer.com | ||
D.C. United vs NYCFC Sun, Oct 16 12:00 PM PT | DC: ABC7 (DC) NYC: YES Direct Kick Blackout: DC & NY | MLS LIVE* Blackout: DC & NY |
NY Red Bulls vs Columbus Sun, Oct 16 12:00 PM PT | NY: MSG CLB: TWCSC-OH, CW Columbus Direct Kick Blackout: NY | MLS LIVE* Blackout: NY |
Chicago vs New England Sun, Oct 16 12:00 PM PT | CHI: CSN-Chicago NE: CSN-NE Direct Kick Blackout: CHI | MLS LIVE* Blackout: CHI |
Montreal vs Toronto FC Sun, Oct 16 12:00 PM PT | ESPN & ESPN Deportes TSN2 & RDS Direct Kick | MLS LIVE* Blackout: USA & Canada |
Philadelphia vs Orlando Sun, Oct 16 12:00 PM PT | PHI: The Comcast Network ORL: TV27 Direct Kick Blackout: None | MLS LIVE* Blackout: None |
FC Dallas vs Seattle Sun, Oct 16 2:00 PM PT | DAL: TWCSC-TX SEA: JOEtv Direct Kick Blackout: SEA | MLS LIVE* Blackout: SEA |
Houston vs LA Galaxy Sun, Oct 16 2:00 PM PT | HOU: ROOT Sports SW LA: Spectrum SportsNet Direct Kick Blackout: HOU & LA | MLS LIVE* Blackout: HOU & LA |
Real Salt Lake vs Sporting KC Sun, Oct 16 2:00 PM PT | RSL: KMYU SKC: KMCI-38 Direct Kick Blackout: SKC | MLS LIVE* Blackout: SKC |
San Jose vs Vancouver Sun, Oct 16 2:00 PM PT | SJ: CSN-CA Canada: TSN Direct Kick Blackout: None | MLS LIVE* Blackout: Canada |
| Portland vs ColoradoSun, Oct 162:00 PM PT | ESPN & ESPN Deportes | WatchESPN MLS LIVE*Blackout: USA |
Postgame Show: "MLS Matchday Live" 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PT – Streaming on MLSsoccer.com | ||
NOTES:
- *Blackout rules apply.
- Direct Kick is available in the United States
- MLS LIVE is available in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It is not available outside of North America.
