List of MLS Cup broadcasters
The following is a list of the television networks and announcers that have broadcast the MLS Cup.
2010s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator | Sideline reporters | Pregame host | Pregame analysts |
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| 2014 | ESPN | Adrian Healey | Taylor Twellman | Monica Gonzalez | Max Bretos | Alexi Lalas and Kasey Keller |
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| 2013 | ESPN | Adrian Healey | Taylor Twellman | Monica Gonzalez | Max Bretos | Alexi Lalas, Kasey Keller and Alejandro Moreno |
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| 2012 | ESPN | Adrian Healey | Taylor Twellman | Monica Gonzalez | Max Bretos | Alexi Lalas, Kasey Keller and Alejandro Moreno |
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| 2011 | ESPN | Ian Darke | John Harkes | Rob Stone and Monica Gonzalez | Max Bretos | Alexi Lalas, Taylor Twellman and Alejandro Moreno |
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| 2010 | ESPN | Ian Darke | John Harkes | Rob Stone | Max Bretos | Alexi Lalas and Steve McManaman |
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2000s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporters | Pregame host | Pregame analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ESPN | JP Dellacamera | John Harkes | Allen Hopkins and Rob Stone | Rob Stone | Julie Foudy and Alexi Lalas |
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| 2008 | ABC | JP Dellacamera | John Harkes | Allen Hopkins and Pedro Gomez | Rob Stone | Julie Foudy and Alexi Lalas |
| CBC | Nigel Reed | Jason DeVos | Mitch Peacock | Brenda Irving | Jim Brennan | |
| 2007 | ABC | Dave O'Brien | Eric Wynalda and Julie Foudy | Allen Hopkins | Rob Stone | Julie Foudy |
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| 2006 | ABC | Dave O'Brien | Eric Wynalda and Bruce Arena | Brandi Chastain | Rob Stone | |
| 2005 | ABC | JP Dellacamera | Eric Wynalda | Brandi Chastain | Rob Stone | |
| 2004 | ABC | JP Dellacamera | Eric Wynalda | Lorrie Fair | Rob Stone | |
| 2003 | ABC | JP Dellacamera | Marcelo Balboa | Eric Wynalda | Rob Stone | |
| 2002 | ABC | JP Dellacamera | Ty Keough | Rob Stone and Veronica Paysse | Rob Stone | Eric Wynalda |
| 2001 | ABC | Jack Edwards | Ty Keough | Rob Stone | ||
| 2000 | ABC | Jack Edwards | Ty Keough | Rob Stone | Alexi Lalas |
- In August 2006, MLS and ESPN announced an eight-year contract spanning 2007–2014, giving the league its first rights-fee agreement worth $8 million annually.[1] This deal gave league a regular primetime slot on Thursdays, televised coverage of the first round of the MLS SuperDraft, and an expanded presence on other ESPN properties such as ESPN360 (now ESPN3) and Mobile ESPN. The agreement also placed each season’s opening match, All-Star Game, and MLS Cup on ABC. However after two years of low ratings, network executives decided to transfer all ABC games to ESPN. The MLS Cup had been broadcast on ABC each year from 1996 to 2008, but with ratings declining from 1.4 in 1996 and 1997 to 0.6 in 2008, the MLS Cup was moved to ESPN beginning in 2009.[2]
- bold simulcast ABC's coverage of MLS Cup 2007 in Canada.
1990s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporters | Pregame host | Pregame analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | ABC | Phil Schoen | Ty Keough | Rob Stone | John Harkes and Alexi Lalas | |
| 1998 | ABC | Phil Schoen | Ty Keough | Seamus Malin | Rob Stone | |
| 1997 | ABC | Phil Schoen | Ty Keough | Rob Stone | ||
| 1996 | ABC | Phil Schoen | Ty Keough and Bill McDermott | Roger Twibell | Alexi Lalas |
- On March 15, 1994, Major League Soccer with ESPN and ABC Sports announced the league's first television rights deal without any players, coaches, or teams in place.[3] The three-year agreement committed 10 games on ESPN, 25 on ESPN2, and the MLS Cup on ABC. The deal gave MLS no rights fees but split advertising revenue between the league and networks.
References
- ↑ "ESPN, MLS Reach Eight-Year TV Deal That Includes Rights Fees". SportsBusiness Daily. August 7, 2006. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ↑ Sports Media Watch, Record Low Rating For 2010 MLS Cup, Nov 24, 2010, http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2010/11/record-low-rating-for-2010-mls-cup/
- ↑ "U.S. Pro League Moves Along By Signing a Television Deal". The New York Times. March 16, 1994. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
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