Real Salt Lake vs New York City: how to watch MLS action on Apple TV with Max Bretos and Brian Dunseth
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Major League Soccer returns with Real Salt Lake vs New York City, and for viewers in the UK the match is available on Apple TV. The broadcast is led by Max Bretos on commentary, with former MLS defender Brian Dunseth alongside him as co-commentator, giving fans the familiar Apple-style presentation for one of the league’s regular-season fixtures.
The game took place at America First Field in Sandy, Utah, where Real Salt Lake hosted New York City FC on Sunday 13 September 2026. Match listings show the fixture was scheduled for around 02:00 UK time, with Apple TV carrying the live feed for international viewers rather than a British free-to-air channel. BBC Sport’s live page and Sky Sports’ commentary page both confirmed the matchup and the final scoreline, while Apple TV was listed as the channel in match details. [1][3][7]
Max Bretos is one of the best-known voices in American football coverage, with a long broadcasting career across MLS and other US soccer properties. His style is concise and high-tempo, which suits Apple’s modern MLS coverage. Brian Dunseth, meanwhile, brings genuine on-pitch experience to the discussion: he played professionally in MLS and later became a regular analyst and commentator, making him a strong tactical partner for Bretos in live coverage. That pairing is particularly useful in a league where many UK viewers are still getting to know the teams, players and travelling demands of the schedule.
For British readers, the easiest way to watch remains Apple TV, which is the main global home for MLS coverage. The service is especially significant for fans because it centralises live matches, highlights and studio programming in one place, rather than splitting them across several broadcasters. In this instance, that means the match was not shown on the usual British terrestrial sports outlets, but via Apple’s MLS package instead. [7][8]
On the pitch, the fixture proved decisive for New York City FC, who won 2-0 at America First Field. Sky Sports’ live match page recorded goals from Nicolás Fernández Mercau and Leonardo Sousa Santos, while BBC’s live score page showed the game in progress at 0-0 before the eventual result came through. [1][3]
Real Salt Lake’s home ground, America First Field, has become a regular MLS broadcast venue for UK viewers following the league in the small hours, and this match was no exception. With Bretos handling the play-by-play and Dunseth providing analysis, Apple TV continued its established approach of giving international audiences a polished, studio-quality presentation for MLS fixtures. [2][3][7]
More on the competition can be found via the official MLS information page at MLS Soccer.
Article generated: 14 September 2026, 02:00 GMT