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Leagues Cup returns to MLS Season Pass on Apple TV A special thanks to Apple's Newsroom for content & images. For the latest Apple news, be sure to visit www.apple.com/newsroom. The World Cup-style tournament features all 47 clubs from Major League Soccer and Liga MX in a monthlong tournament across North America. Leagues Cup, the first in-season club tournament in North America across all men’s professional sports, began July 26, and MLS Season Pass will be the only place where fans can watch every match. The World Cup-style, monthlong tournament features all 47 clubs from Major League Soccer and Mexico’s Liga MX. All clubs pause their regular seasons to participate in the tournament, which concludes with the top three teams receiving automatic bids to the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup. Leagues Cup includes 77 matches in stadiums across the U.S. and Canada, and fans in more than 100 countries and regions can enjoy all the action with an MLS Season Pass subscription. The upcoming tournament is the second in a historic 10-year partnership between Apple and Major League Soccer. Over 1.3 million fans attended Leagues Cup matches in its inaugural year, 2023, when Inter Miami CF defeated Nashville SC to become the first-ever Leagues Cup champions. Lionel Messi, who made his MLS debut for Inter Miami during last year’s Leagues Cup, was awarded Best Player and Top Scorer with a tournament-best 10 goals. “I’m really looking forward to the kickoff of Leagues Cup,” said Columbus Crew’s Cucho Hernández. “It’s always going