Major League Soccer 2010 Schedule Released

The Major League Soccer 2010 Season while still in doubt because of a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) has been released. Along with the schedule is the list of matches that will be nationally televised on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, and Fox Soccer Channel. ESPN will once again televise matches on various days of the week while Fox Soccer Channel will continue its focus on Saturday nights but will broadcast some matches on Saturday.

Below are highlights of the schedule that has been released. A full list of the National TV schedule will be posted on The 90th Minute Soccer Blog at a later date.

MLS 2010 Schedule Released

All 240 games will be televised.

• Fans can watch live via the national broadcast partners, regional telecasts, the Direct Kick television package (available via select satellite and digital cable providers) or on MLSnet.com. Regional broadcast schedules will be announced by the teams as they are finalized.

• One third of the games will be broadcast live by a national TV network:

• 25 games will air live in high definition on ESPN2, and all of those, plus one game on ESPN, will be simulcast on ESPN360 and in Spanish ESPN Deportes. This is the fourth year of an eight-year partnership between MLS and ESPN.

• 31 games will be televised live in high definition on Fox Soccer Channel (FSC) and feature 30-minute pre- and post-game shows for a three-hour programming window. Most games on FSC will be simulcast in Spanish on Fox Sports en Español (FSE) in a two-hour broadcast window. Fox’s MLS schedule includes four Sunday matches from July 18 to Aug. 8.

• 23 games will be broadcast live on TeleFutura, most on Saturdays starting at 4 p.m. ET.

• 75 percent of games will be played on Saturdays; 85 percent of games will be played on weekends.

• A two-week break in the MLS season aligns with the group phase of the FIFA World Cup. The last match before this break is D.C. United at Seattle Sounders FC at 10 p.m. ET (ESPN2).

• Red Bull Arena will host its first League match March 27 when the New York Red Bulls face the Chicago Fire at 7 p.m. ET (live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN360.com).

• The first MLS game to be played on natural grass at BMO Field in Toronto will be Toronto FC’s April 15 match against Philadelphia Union at 7 p.m. ET (live on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN360.com).....

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