Australian public broadcaster SBS has picked up broadcast and streaming rights to North America’s Major League Soccer (MLS) as it continues building its soccer portfolio.
The deal will see SBS air a featured match from MLS’ ‘Sunday Night Soccer’ program every Monday morning until October 6, starting with today’s match between LA Galaxy and St Louis City on linear SBS Viceland channel and streaming service On Demand.
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Ken Shipp, SBS’ director of sport, said: “This is the first time Australian viewers will have the chance to watch MLS matches live and free and will serve as a great appetizer for the [FIFA] World Cup.
“With the time difference, Sunday Night Soccer in the USA fits perfectly into our Monday morning schedule and complements our already expansive slate of football content.”
Six Australians are currently playing in the MLS including national team players Kye Rowles (DC United) and Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC).
Full coverage of MLS in Australia is provided by Apple TV’s Season Pass, which is in its third year of a 10-year partnership with MLS for all broadcast and streaming rights to the league and cup games, as well as select MLS Next and MLS Next Pro games.
International pay-TV broadcaster BeIN Sports previously held rights to show MLS in Australia from 2015 to 2018.
This latest deal adds to SBS’ soccer portfolio as it builds on its exclusive rights to soccer's 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be hosted by the US, Canada, and Mexico from June 11 to July 19.
SBS has aired the FIFA World Cup in various forms since 1986 and will continue its tradition by showing all 104 games of the 2026 edition live across its linear channels and streaming platform.
The public broadcaster also recently secured rights to air all 54 South American World Cup 2026 qualifying matches as well as rights to replays, classic finals, and iconic moments of the Australian men’s soccer team, which it airs via its FIFA World Cup 2026 Hub.
In addition, it hosts the FIFA+ streaming channel, a free ad-supported streaming station, which airs archival games, original programming, live matches, documentaries, and interviews.
Domestically, meanwhile, MLS action is covered in the US primarily by the Apple TV subscription streaming service.
