MLS on Fox


MLS on Fox is the branding used for broadcasts of Major League Soccer on FS1 and Fox. Fox Sports first aired MLS games from 2003–2011 on the now defunct Fox Soccer Channel. Fox then won the rights from NBC Sports to air games on the new Fox Sports 1 and the MLS Cup on Fox in even numbered years from 2015 until 2022. Since 2023, Fox is the only broadcaster simulcasting MLS from MLS Season Pass after ESPN and Univision rejected to simulcast, and will be the exclusive linear home of MLS Cup.

History

In 2003, Fox Sports World began airing MLS games as the secondary cable broadcast partner. In 2012, NBC Sports beat out Fox to air the MLS as the secondary cable partner. Then in 2015, Fox won the rights to air games and the MLS Cup in even numbered years. John Strong was named the network's main voice for their coverage until 2022, when Fox Sports lost the main rights to Apple TV. However, after talks broke down with both Univision and ESPN, Fox will be the sole linear broadcasting partner for the league from 2023 onward. Under the new deal, Fox will air 34 MLS matches, eight playoff games, and each MLS Cup through the 2026 season. These matches will also air in Spanish on Fox Deportes, FS2, and via SAP on most local FOX stations.

Personalities

With MLS and Apple TV controlling all inventory for broadcasts from 2023 onward, Fox will simulcast games from the Apple broadcasts, adding their own announcers on a main feed, however, FOX and FS1 broadcasts still use their own theme and branding separate from the Apple-exclusive broadcasts. This is a list of personalities from the time MLS matches were produced by Fox itself.

Current

Play-by-play announcers

  1. John Strong
  2. JP Dellacamera
  3. Derek Rae
  4. Keith Costigan
  5. Adrian Garcia Marquez
  6. Kate Scott
  7. Nate Bukaty
  8. Tyler Terens
  9. Mike Watts
  10. Joe Malfa
  11. Josh Eastern
  12. Luis Omar Tapia
  13. Michael Wottreng
  14. Josh Appel
  15. Neil Sika

    Color commentators

  16. Stuart Holden
  17. Tony Meola
  18. Aly Wagner
  19. Maurice Edu
  20. Cobi Jones
  21. Warren Barton
  22. Landon Donovan
  23. Lori Lindsey
  24. Devon Kerr
  25. Jamie Watson
  26. Lloyd Sam

    Studio team

  • Rob Stone: Lead studio host
  • Jenny Taft: Studio host
  • Alexi Lalas: Lead studio analyst
  • Stuart Holden Studio analyst
  • Maurice Edu: Studio analyst
  • Rodolfo Landeros: Secondary studio host
  • Joe Machnik: rules analyst

    Former

Play-by-play announcers

  1. Mark Followill
  2. Lisa Byington
  3. Jake Zivin
  4. Jenn Hilldreth
  5. Callum Williams

    Color commentators

  6. Danielle Slaton
  7. Cat Whitehill
  8. Brad Friedel
  9. Landon Donovan
  10. Kyle Martino
  11. Brian Dunseth
  12. Eric Wynalda

    Sideline reporters