ESPN networks will televise eight MLS is Back Tournament knockout round matches from ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex beginning Saturday, July 25, with a Round of 16 doubleheader.
That primetime twinbill includes Orlando City SC vs. Montreal Impact (8 p.m. ET) and Philadelphia Union vs. New England Revolution (10:30 p.m.) on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.
On Tuesday, ESPN and ESPN Deportes will also televise Columbus Crew vs. Minnesota United FC (8 p.m.) followed by Portland Timbers vs. FC Cincinnati (10:30 p.m.) in the Round of 16. In the final rounds of the MLS Is Back Tournament, ESPN networks will televise a pair of quarterfinals, a semifinal match and the Final on Aug. 11 at 8 p.m. All matches will also be available on the ESPN App.
The two English-language commentators teams – Jon Champion and Taylor Twellman and Adrian Healey and Alejandro Moreno – will call the Round of 16 matches on ESPN and ESPN2.
Jorge Ramos, Diego Cora, Richard Mendez, Alex Pareja, Mauricio Pedroza and Herculez Gomez, will combine to provide Spanish-language commentaries on Deportes. Reporter Stefano Fusaro is the on-site reporter in Orlando for ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes matches.
MLS is Back Tournament Knockout Round Schedule on ESPN Networks:
Date
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Time (ET)
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Match
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Networks
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Sat, Jul 25
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8 p.m.
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Orlando City SC vs. Montreal Impact
(Round of 16) Adrian Healey and Alejandro Moreno; Jorge Ramos and Diego Cora |
ESPN2, ESPN Deportes
|
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10:30 p.m.
|
Philadelphia Union vs New England Revolution (Round of 16)
Jon Champion and Taylor Twellman; Richard Mendez and Alex Pareja |
ESPN2, ESPN Deportes
|
Tue, Jul 28
|
8 p.m.
|
Columbus Crew vs. Minnesota United FC
(Round of 16) Champion and Twellman; Mendez and Pareja |
ESPN, ESPN Deportes
|
|
10:30 p.m.
|
Portland Timbers vs. FC Cincinnati
(Round of 16) Healey and Moreno; Mauricio Pedroza and Herculez Gomez |
ESPN, ESPN Deportes
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Thu, Jul 30
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8 p.m.
|
Quarterfinal I
|
ESPN, ESPN Deportes
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Sat, Aug 1
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8 p.m.
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Quarterfinal III
|
ESPN2, ESPN Deportes
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Thu, Aug 6
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8 p.m.
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Semifinal II
|
ESPN2, ESPN Deportes
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Tue, Aug 11
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8 p.m.
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MLS is Back Tournament Final
|
ESPN, ESPN Deportes
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* Schedule subject to change
* All matches will stream live on the ESPN App
* Stefano Fusaro will serve as on-site reporter for ESPN and ESPN Deportes matches