Quantcast
Channel: News on Sport
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 166

ESPN Announces 2016 MLS Televised Games Schedule

$
0
0
espn-announces-2016-mls-televised-games-schedule

ESPN and ESPN Deportes will air 33 regular-season matches in 2016, kicking off on March 6th when Portland Timbers host Columbus Crew.

The match will feature Darlington Nagbe, U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder, leading the 2015 MLS Cup Champions against 2015 MVP runner-up Kei Kamara and the Crew.

2016 MLS on ESPN


  • Appointment viewing: 29 of the 33 MLS on ESPN telecast windows are on Sunday afternoon, establishing a consistent programming window for the league on ESPN;
  • The 33 regular-season matches will air on ESPN (28) or ESPN2 (5) and ESPN Deportes, the Spanish-language sports network. All matches will be streamed live on WatchESPN and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes+;
  • Up to 17 MLS telecasts on ESPN networks will feature expanded programming windows for pre- and post-game segments;
  • 30 of the 32 scheduled matches involve at least one 2015 MLS Cup playoff team;
  • MLS Cup champion Portland Timbers, which led the league with six regular-season appearances last year, returns with an MLS-best eight matches on ESPN this year. Two teams – Los Angeles Galaxy and Seattle Sounders FC – have seven matches each on ESPN networks; and New York City FC and Sporting Kansas City will each have six matches on ESPN;
  • Five MLS matches will air on UEFA European Football Championship 2016 match days – Sporting Kansas City vs. FC Dallas (June 19), Seattle Sounders FC vs. New York City FC (June 25), Portland Timbers vs. Houston Dynamo (June 26), New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls (July 3) and New York Red Bulls vs. Portland Timbers on July 10, day of the UEFA EURO 2016 title match;
  • MLS Rivalry Week: Cascadia Cup matchup, Portland Timbers vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, on Sunday, May 22, and an MLS doubleheader Sunday, Aug. 28 – New York Red Bulls vs. New England Revolution and Portland Timbers vs. Seattle Sounders FC – on ESPN.

MLS on ESPN Schedule


Date

Time (ET)

Match

Networks

Sun, March 6

4:30 p.m.

Portland Timbers vs. Columbus Crew SC

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, March 13

5 p.m.

New York City FC vs. Toronto FC

ESPN2, ESPN Deportes

Sun, March 20

5 p.m.

D.C. United vs. Colorado Rapids

ESPN2, ESPN Deportes

Sun, April 10

4 p.m.

Houston Dynamo vs. Seattle Sounders FC

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, April 17

3:30 p.m.

Orlando City SC vs. New England Revolution

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, April 24

3:30 p.m.

San Jose Earthquakes vs. Sporting Kansas City

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, May 1

3:30 p.m.

Portland Timbers vs. Toronto FC

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, May 8

3:30 p.m.

Los Angeles Galaxy vs. New England Revolution

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, May 15

3:30 p.m.

Sporting Kansas City vs. Orlando City SC

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, May 22

4:30 p.m.

Portland Timbers vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, May 29

4 p.m.

New York City FC vs. Orlando City SC

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, June 19

5 p.m.

Sporting Kansas City vs. FC Dallas

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sat, June 25

5 p.m.

Seattle Sounders FC vs. New York City FC

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, June 26

6 p.m.

Portland Timbers vs. Houston Dynamo

ESPN2, ESPN Deportes

Sun, July 3

12 p.m.

New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sat, July 9

3 p.m.

Seattle Sounders FC vs. Los Angeles Galaxy

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, July 10

6 p.m.

New York Red Bulls vs. Portland Timbers

ESPN2, ESPN Deportes

Sun, July 17

4:30 p.m.

Montreal Impact vs. New York City FC

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sat, July 23

3:30 p.m.

Portland Timbers vs. Los Angeles Galaxy

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, July 24

3 p.m.

Sporting Kansas City vs. Seattle Sounders FC

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, July 31

4 p.m.

Seattle Sounders FC vs. Los Angeles Galaxy

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, Aug 7

4 p.m.

Portland Timbers vs. Sporting Kansas City

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, Aug 14

3:30 p.m.

Chicago Fire vs. Orlando City SC

ESPN2, ESPN Deportes

Sat, Aug 20

3:30 p.m.

New York City FC vs. Los Angeles Galaxy

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, Aug 21

3 p.m.

D.C. United vs. New York Red Bulls

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, Aug 28

2:30 p.m.

New York Red Bulls vs. New England Revolution

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, Aug 28

5 p.m.

Portland Timbers vs. Seattle Sounders FC 

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, Sept 11

1 p.m.

New York Red Bulls vs. D.C. United

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, Sept 18

1 p.m.

Sporting Kansas City vs. Los Angeles Galaxy

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, Sept 25

TBD

Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Seattle Sounders FC

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, Oct 2

1 p.m.

Orlando City SC vs. Montreal Impact

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, Oct 16

5 p.m.

TBD

ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Sun, Oct 23

3:30 p.m.

TBD

ESPN, ESPN Deportes


Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 166

Trending Articles