The 2022 MLS regular season kicks off this weekend with the league’s 28 teams starting their campaigns for a chance to win the MLS Cup. Defending champions New York City FC will be looking to become the first back-to-back champions since the LA Galaxy’s 2011 and 2012 campaigns. Charlotte FC is entering their inaugural season and will be looking to start their franchise off on a high note with a win on opening weekend.
MLS is now in their 27th season and their current media rights deal will be coming to an end at season’s end. Amazon and Apple are among potential bidders for the league’s streaming rights, with traditional media companies Fox and ESPN expected to join the race to keep rights to the league.
Cord cutters can find out how to watch the all of the action of MLS opening weekend, below.
Matches, Times, & Where to Watch
Saturday, February 26
| Match | Time (ET) | Where to Watch |
| Philadelphia Union vs. Minnesota United | 1 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Columbus Crew SC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Los Angeles FC vs. Colorado Rapids | 3:30 p.m. | |
| FC Dallas vs. Toronto FC | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Austin FC vs. FC Cincinnati | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| DC United vs. Charlotte FC | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Inter Miami CF vs. Chicago Fire | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| San Jose Earthquakes vs. New York Red Bulls | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Portland Timbers vs. New England Revolution | 7:30 p.m. | FOX |
Sunday, February 27
| Match | Time (ET) | Where to Watch |
| Orlando City SC vs. CF Montreal | 1 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Atlanta United FC vs. Sporting KC | 3 p.m. | FS1 |
| LA Galaxy vs. New York City FC | 5 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN Deportes |
| Houston Dynamo vs. Real Salt Lake | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Seattle Sounders vs. Nashville SC | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ |
How to Watch
With a full schedule of MLS games this weekend, fans have plenty of choices when it comes to watching the action unfold on ABC, FOX, FS1, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, and Twitter.
AntennaWeb is a great tool you can use to find out which affiliate in your area will broadcast the soccer matches on ABC and FOX.
ESPN+: Watch Football February n on ESPN+ for $6.99 per month, or save over 15% with an ESPN+ Annual Plan at $69.99 per year.
Disney Bundle: The Disney Bundle brings you ESPN+, Hulu, and Disney+ at a discounted price of $13.99/mo for Hulu (Ad-Supported) or for $19.99/mo. with Hulu (No Ads). The Bundle gives you access to everything on Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+. Hulu with Live subscribers can get the Disney Bundle and many live channels for $69.99 per month.
Twitter: Twitter will be streaming the English-language broadcast of select games throughout the regular season.
Subscribers to live TV streaming services can check out our chart below to see if your service will be streaming this month’s matches.
| Channel | DIRECTV STREAM | fuboTV | Hulu with Live | Sling Orange + Blue | Vidgo | YouTube TV |
| $69.99 | $64.99 | $69.99 | $50 | $55 | $64.99 | |
| ABC | X | X | X | X | X | |
| FOX | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| FS1 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| ESPN Deportes | $104.99 | X | +5/mo. w/ Add-on | +$5/mo. w/ Add-on | X | X |