It's almost time for the grand finale of the 2020 MLS season, with two of the league's heavyweights facing off when the Eastern Conference champions Columbus Crew SC take on the reigning title-winners Seattle Sounders at MAPFRE Stadium in the MLS Cup Final.
How to watch
- 7:00 PM ET - MLS Pregame Show on Twitter
- 8:00 PM ET - Pregame on FOX
- 8:30 PM ET - Match coverage starts
- Watch in the USA on: FOX, UniMas or TUDN
- Watch in Canada onL TSN 1/4 or TVA Sports
- Streaming via cable subscripton on: FOX Sports App, TUDN App
Enhanced Broadcasts
You'll be able to view an enhanced data broadcast of the game on the FOX Sports App, FOXSports.com, TUDN.com and the TUDN app.
The broadcasts integrate state-of-the-art data visualization technology, optical player tracking and enhanced metrics into match broadcasts as part of an enhanced second-screen viewing experience, and represent the first live augmented data offering of a full match by a professional soccer league.
Pregame and postgame shows
Be sure to tune in at 7 pm ET as the MLSsoccer.com crew previews the match to talk about all aspects of the matchup and how they expect it to play out. Hosts Susannah Collins, Charlie Davies, Calen Carr and and Matt Doyle will giving all their takes, while Andrew Wiebe will also be hosting a number of interviews throughout the show, including with Crew legend Frankie Hejduk and Sounders great Brad Evans as well as two-player or coach interviews from on the ground in Columbus.
The crew will breakdown Caleb Porter's lineup choices to replace Darlington Nagbe and Pedro Santos and give their predictions for who will win the MLS Cup MVP Presented by Audi.
Following the match, Susannah Collins, Charlie Davies, Calen Carr, Matt Doyle will be hopping back on to dissect every aspect of all the action, starting immediately following the FOX postgame coverage.
Both shows will be broadcast exclusively on Twitter.
What's at stake?
The Crew have not only survived but thrived thanks to a fan-led "Save the Crew" movement that culminated with the Haslam family and a new crop of owners taking over and ensuring the club would stay in Columbus. Now, the club finds itself back in MLS Cup with a deep and talented roster looking built to contend for the foreseeable future and has a state-of-the-art new stadium in downtown Columbus scheduled to open in 2021. A title this season would be a fairytale conclusion for a fan base that has a deep love and connection to this team.
For Seattle, it's a chance to enter rarified company. A win on Saturday would give the Sounders a third title in five years, which is the stuff of dynasties and would see Brian Schmetzer's group stake a claim as the dominant club of this era in MLS. You could still make the argument for Seattle as a dynasty even with a defeat, given their run of 12 straight playoff appearances, four US Open Cup titles, a Supporters' Shield and the two MLS Cups that are already in the bag, but a win would make it undeniable.
Essential reads
- Steve Zakuani: What drives Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer and Columbus counterpart Caleb Porter to success
- Matt Doyle: Tactical preview of the 25th MLS Cup
- Charles Boehm: Jordan Morris' path validated by another trip to the MLS Cup Final
- Andrew Wiebe: Why an MLS Cup title in 2020 would mean so much to Columbus
- Steve Zakuani: Columbus Crew SC vs. Seattle Sounders: 2020 MLS Cup tale of the tape for each position
- Charles Boehm: Dynasty? Sounders don't want to think about it just yet
- How will Columbus cope without Darlington Nagbe, Pedro Santos?
