June 2 – Major League Soccer (MLS) has released viewership figures for the early stages of the 2026 season that strongly justify its decision to abandon the controversial “MLS Season Pass” paywall on primary broadcaster Apple TV.
May 19 – Inter Miami’s first home win at Nu Stadium on Sunday night was greeted not with the usual roar, but with a deliberate hush. The Miami Ultras, La Familia, staged a silent protest in response to what it says has been a lack of acknowledgement from the players since the move to the new venue.
The group, which typically pounds drums and sings nonstop, arrived without flags, without instruments, and without their wall of noise.
May 14 – Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise Chicago Fire have signed global fast-food chain McDonald’s as the inaugural naming rights partner of their new stadium, which is set to open in 2028.
May 7 – Major League Soccer (MLS) has unveiled its new Manhattan headquarters, a 126,000 square-foot office across two floors at 2 Penn Plaza that nearly doubles the league’s previous footprint at 420 Fifth Avenue.
March 12 – The suspensions of two players formerly with the Columbus Crew have intensified Major League Soccer’s (MLS) efforts to push gambling operators to remove certain betting markets from their platforms.
February 26 – Major League Soccer has hired executive search experts Korn Ferry to head the league’s hunt for a successor to current commissioner Don Garber.
February 17 – Wicket, a leader in facial authentication technology for live events, has confirmed an expanded agreement with Major League Soccer (MLS) that will see its platform rolled out across multiple league events in 2026.
January 20 – Sporting Kansas City has a new majority owner, with Peter Mallouk increasing his stake in the club in a deal that underlines just how expensive entry into Major League Soccer (MLS) has become, and why investment in cheaper foreign clubs looks increasingly popular.