As the home of soccer and the official broadcaster of Major League Soccer (MLS) in Canada, TSN today announced its 41-game national broadcast package that features at least one Canadian team in action – theMontreal Impact, Toronto FC, and/orVancouver Whitecaps FC (click herefor a PDF of the MLS ON TSNbroadcast schedule). TSN’s 41-game package includes 30 games from its national broadcast deal with MLS and an additional slate of Toronto FC match-ups (11 in total) as part of its partnership with the team.
TSN will announce additional games featuring two U.S.-based teams in the coming weeks.
“Headlined by international and homegrown superstars, Major League Soccer has developed an intense level of play across the league that translates into some incredibly entertaining soccer for fans,” said Shawn Redmond, Vice-President of Programming, TSN. “On the heels of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC becoming the country’s first team to make it to the playoffs and the Montreal Impact’s exciting league debut, we are proud to kick off another season of MLS ON TSN including expanded coverage of a reinvigorated Toronto FC.”
As the official French-language broadcaster of MLS in Canada, RDS will broadcast more than 30 games, including 12 match-ups featuring the Montreal Impact.
TSN and RDS’ national broadcast package is complemented by exclusive Canadian coverage of the MLS ALL-STAR GAME, MLS CUP Playoffs, and MLS CUP 2013.
All games broadcast on TSN and TSN2 are available live on TSN Mobile TV, while all games broadcast on RDS and RDS2 are available live on Télé Mobile RDS.
TSN kicks off its coverage with an all-Canadian match-up, as the Vancouver Whitecaps host the Toronto FC at BC Place during the Whitecaps FC’s home opener – and both teams’ season opener – on Saturday, March 2 at 6:30 p.m. ET. TSN has also coverage of Toronto FC’s home opener vs. Sporting Kansas City(March 9) and Montreal Impact’s home opener vs. Toronto FC (March 16).
Additional highlights of the MLS ON TSN schedule are as follows:
• Five all-Canadian match-ups
• Two games featuring the MLS CUP 2012 champion L.A. Galaxy and superstars Robbie Keane and Omar Gonzalez
• Four games featuring World Cup, EURO, and UEFA Champions League champion Thierry Henry and the New York Red Bulls
MLS ON TSN
Acclaimed play-by-play commentator Luke Wileman and colour analyst Jason deVos return to the MLS ON TSN broadcast booth for a third season. For league storylines and player insight fans can follow @LukeWileman and @JasondeVos on Twitter and tune in to their weekly TSN FC podcast available on TSN.ca and iTunes. Fans can also visit TSN.ca to follow soccer columns by Wileman and deVos, as well as TSN soccer experts Noel Butler and Gareth Wheeler.
Comprehensive coverage of MLS will be featured across all of TSN’s key programs and platforms, including SPORTSCENTRE and TSN.ca, where fans can browse scores, news and highlights from the league. TSN.ca will also feature a comprehensive MLS preview, featuring insight and analysis from TSN’s team of soccer experts.
Bell Media’s TSN Radio and TEAM Radio sports stations across the country will have coverage of MLS throughout the season. Additional highlights are as follows:
• TSN Radio 1050 in Toronto – Live coverage of select Toronto FC match-ups.
• TSN Radio 690 in Montreal – Noel Butler keeps Montreal fans up-to-date on the Impact with ORANGES @ HALFTIME, available live on TSN Radio 690 in Montreal and on TSN.ca/Montreal Thursdays at 7 a.m. ET and Saturdays at 12 noon ET. The show is also available through podcast on TSN.ca and iTunes.
• TEAM 1410 in Vancouver – Live play-by-play coverage of every Whitecaps FC game along with a pre- and post-game show. Fans can also tune in to WHITECAPS FC DAILY weekdays at 3 p.m. PT for insight from Vancouver’s top soccer analysts.
MLS ON RDS
Once again, play-by-play commentators Claudine Douville and Jean Gounelle will be joined by analysts Michel Y. Lacroix and Patrick Leduc to cover all the action. Fans can follow former Impact player Leduc on Twitter at @PatLeduc15.
RDS keeps soccer fans in the loop on all the latest news on the Impact and MLS across its popular shows and multi-platforms including SPORTS 30, L’ANTICHAMBRE, le 5 à 7, RDS INFO and RDS.ca. Fans can also discuss and debate the MLS conversation through RDS’ Le Grand Club – Québec’s largest social network entirely devoted to sports – and official Facebook page.
Soccer on Bell Media
Along with MLS, Bell Media’s CTV, TSN, and RDS are home to EURO 2016 and the FIFA World Cup, including the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ and the highly-anticipated FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 in Canada. TSN and RDS also have extensive coverage of the Barclays Premier League.
2013 MLS Broadcast Schedule on TSN, TSN2, RDS and RDS2 (all times ET)
March
Saturday, March 2 Toronto @ Vancouver 6:30 p.m. TSN/RDS2
Saturday, March 9 Kansas City @ Toronto 1:30 p.m. TSN/RDS2
Saturday, March 16 Toronto @ Montreal 4 p.m. TSN/RDS
Saturday, March 30 Los Angeles @ Toronto 2 p.m. TSN/RDS
April
Saturday, April 6 Dallas @ Toronto 4 p.m. TSN2
Saturday, April 13 Columbus @ Montreal 2 p.m. TSN/RDS
Saturday, April 13 Salt Lake @ Vancouver 4 p.m. TSN/RDS2
Saturday, April 20 Houston @ Toronto 4 p.m. TSN
Saturday, April 27 New York @ Toronto 2 p.m. TSN/RDS
Saturday, April 27 Chicago @ Montreal 4 p.m. TSN/RDS
May
Saturday, May 18 Columbus @ Toronto 5 p.m. TSN
June
Saturday, June 1 Philadelphia @ Toronto 6 p.m. TSN2
Saturday, June 8 Vancouver @ Seattle 4 p.m. TSN/RDS2
Saturday, June 15 Toronto @ D.C. 7 p.m. TSN2
Wednesday, June 19 Houston @ Montreal 8 p.m. TSN/RDS
Wednesday, June 19 Chivas @ Vancouver 10 p.m. TSN/RDS2
Saturday, June 22 Toronto @ Houston 9 p.m. TSN
Saturday, June 29 Salt Lake @ Toronto 1 p.m. TSN2
July
Wednesday, July 3 Montreal @ Toronto 7 p.m. TSN/RDS
Wednesday, July 3 Vancouver @ Kansas City 9 p.m. TSN/RDS
Saturday, July 6 Seattle @ Vancouver 11 p.m. TSN/RDS
Saturday, July 13 Montreal @ New York 7 p.m. TSN2/RDS
Wednesday, July 17 Toronto @ Chivas 10:30 p.m. TSN
Saturday, July 20 New York @ Toronto 4 p.m. TSN/RDS2
Saturday, July 27 Columbus @ Toronto 2 p.m. TSN
Saturday, July 27 Kansas City @ Montreal 7 p.m. TSN2/RDS
Wednesday, July 31 All-Star Game 9 p.m. TSN/RDS
August
Saturday, Aug. 10 San Jose @ Vancouver 7:30 p.m. TSN/RDS2
Saturday, Aug. 17 D.C. @ Montreal 7 p.m. TSN/RDS
Saturday, Aug. 24 Houston @ Montreal 7 p.m. TSN2/RDS
Saturday, Aug. 24 Los Angeles @ Vancouver 9 p.m. TSN2/RDS
September
Saturday, Sept. 7 Toronto @ Portland 11 p.m. TSN2
Wednesday, Sept. 11 Chicago @ Toronto 7:30 p.m. TSN/RDS2
Saturday, Sept. 14 Toronto @ New York 7 p.m. TSN2/RDS2
Saturday, Sept. 21 Vancouver @ Montreal 2 p.m. TSN/RDS
Saturday, Sept. 28 D.C. @ Toronto 1 p.m. TSN/RDS2
Saturday, Sept. 28 Salt Lake @ Vancouver 7 p.m. TSN2/RDS2
October
Saturday, Oct. 5 Toronto @ Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. TSN2
Wednesday, Oct. 9 Vancouver @ Seattle 10 p.m. TSN/RDS2
Saturday, Oct. 12 New England @ Montreal 2:30 p.m. TSN/RDS
Saturday, Oct. 19 Toronto @ Chicago 8:30 p.m. TSN2/RDS2
Saturday, Oct. 26 Montreal @ Toronto 2 p.m. TSN/RDS
