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MLS schedule: TV and Apple streaming info for soccer games this weekend

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  • MLS's remaining unbeaten squads, Columbus Crew and Inter Miami, will play at home stadium of NFL's Cleveland Browns.
  • Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup draw: MLS teams enter the competition for the Round of 32.
  • Defending MLS Cup champion LA Galaxy still are searching for their first win of the 2025 MLS season.

Major League Soccer's two lone unbeaten squads square off Saturday in a colossal early season matchup at Huntington Bank Field, regular home of the NFL's Cleveland Browns.

The Columbus Crew — winners of two of the last five MLS Cups — will host Lionel Messi and Inter Miami — 2023 League Cup winners, 2024 Supporters' Shield holders and 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup semifinalists — in what promises to be a sublimely stirring spring showdown in central Ohio.

This soccer football showcase for Cleveland comes a week after Messi and Miami played to a 0-0 tie against the Chicago Fire in front of 62,358 patrons at Soldier Field. Hopefully there will be more goals to be had in Cleveland, because nobody wins in a scoreless draw.

Of course, Inter Miami has continental competition considerations while navigating the league schedule in the season's opening months. Having been bounced by Los Angeles FC in the Round of 16, the Crew are entirely focused on MLS play until Leagues Cup — which Columbus won last year — gets underway in late July.

Both players wearing No. 10 will be under the microscope in this one. Of course, the soccer G.O.A.T., Messi, will be a hot topic of conversation whether he hits the pitch or not in Columbus. Meanwhile, the Crew's Diego Rossi is in the thick of the Golden Boot race with five goals scored in eight games. Rossi won the Golden Boot in 2020 while with LAFC.

On the opposite end of the Columbus-Miami spectrum sits the defending MLS Cup champion Los Angeles Galaxy, who are still are searching for their first league win of the 2025 (they did manage a victory over Costa Rican club Herediano in the Concacaf Champions Cup, so at there's that). Only CF Montréal have fewer points (two to the Galaxy's three), as the Galaxy are unexpected early season Wooden Spoon contenders. The Galaxy visit Austin FC on Saturday (1:45 p.m. ET on FOX) looking to get off the schneid.

MLS Matchday 9: What are this weekend's games?

(All games available on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.)

Saturday

Where can you watch MLS games?

All Major League Soccer games air on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. Some select games are available for free on Apple TV and viewers only need an Apple ID to watch.

In a major push to reach more viewers this season, Comcast Xfinity and DirecTV customers can subscribe and watch MLS Season Pass through the TV providers, while T-Mobile users will be able to access MLS Season Pass for free.

FOX Sports will air select games on linear television. This week, Austin FC vs. LA Galaxy airs on FOX and Portland Timbers vs. Los Angeles FC airs on FS1.

Concacaf Champions Cup bracket

Here's your 26-second read on the latest Concacaf Champions Cup happenings …

Leg 1 of the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals will take place next week.

Here's the semifinal schedule:

  • April 23: Tigres vs. Cruz Azul, 10 p.m. ET (FS1)
  • April 24: Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Inter Miami, 10:30 p.m. ET (FS1)
  • April 30: Inter Miami vs. Vancouver Whitecaps, 8 p.m. ET
  • May 1: Cruz Azul vs. Tigres, 10 p.m. ET

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: Round of 32 draw

MLS teams finally will join the competition after the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup completed Round 3 this week. The Round of 32 will take place on May 6-7.

Here are the Round of 32 matchups (all games on Paramount+):

Tuesday, May 6

  • D.C. United vs. Charleston Battery, 7 p.m. ET
  • North Carolina FC vs. Charlotte FC, 7 p.m. ET
  • Nashville SC vs. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC, 8 p.m. ET
  • Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC vs. New Yor Red Bulls, 9:30 p.m. ET
  • Tacoma Defiance vs. Portland Timbers, 10 p.m. ET

Wednesday, May 7

  • Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC vs. New York City FC, 7 p.m. ET
  • Rhode Island FC vs. New England Revolution, 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Louisville City FC vs. Minnesota United FC, 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Philadelphia Union vs. Indy Eleven, 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Orlando City SC, 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Chicago Fire FC vs. Detroit City FC, 8 p.m. ET
  • St. Louis CITY FC vs. Union Omaha, 8 p.m. ET
  • FC Dallas vs. AV ALTA FC, 8 p.m. ET
  • Austin FC vs. El Paso Locomotive FC, 8:30 p.m. ET
  • Phoenix Rising FC vs. Houston Dynamo, 10 p.m. ET
  • San Jose Earthquakes vs. Sacramento Republic FC, 10:30 p.m. ET

Round of 32 teams by league:

➤ Major League Soccer (16): Austin FC, Charlotte FC, Chicago Fire FC, D.C. United, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo FC, Minnesota United FC, Nashville SC, New England Revolution, New York City FC, New York Red Bulls, Orlando City SC, Philadelphia Union, Portland Timbers, San Jose Earthquakes, St. Louis City SC

➤ USL Championship (12): Charleston Battery, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, Detroit City FC, El Paso Locomotive FC, Indy Eleven, Louisville City FC, North Carolina FC, Phoenix Rising FC, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Rhode Island FC, Sacramento Republic FC, Tampa Bay Rowdies

➤ USL League One (3): AV ALTA FC, Chattanooga Red Wolves SC, Union Omaha

➤ MLS NEXT Pro (1): Tacoma Defiance

MLS betting odds: Who is favorite to win 2025 championship?

According to the latest BetMGM odds, Inter Miami CF (+350) is the current favorite to win the 2025 league championship, followed by Vancouver Whitecaps (+800), Columbus Crew (+1200), Los Angeles FC (+1200), San Diego FC (+1400), Minnesota United FC (+1600), New York Red Bulls (+1600) and FC Cincinnati (+1800).

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