Topics: ESPN, ESPN+ App, Major League Soccer
It’s been a long time coming but ESPN has finally launched its newly refurbished ESPN+ App.

The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-to-Consumer and International group, together with ESPN, unveiled the app on Thursday. The ESPN+ App is the first-ever multi-sport, direct-to-consumer premium subscription streaming service.

The app which now boasts an entirely revamped experience will give fans access to ESPN+’s Direct-to-Consumer Streaming Service’s huge list of extra sporting events, original series, film and studio shows, and an on-demand library in addition to what is already on ESPN.

The subscription-based service will provide a 7-day free trial and costs $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year. There is the option for subscribers to cancel at any point in time. An existing partnership between ESPN+ and American Express will ensure that fans who will subscribe in the first week of launch (April 12-18) will be awarded an extended 30-day free trial period.  

At the moment, the following devices and platforms support the all-new ESPN App with ESPN+: 

  • Amazon – Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Fire TV smart TVs and Fire Tablets (4th generation and newer).
  • Apple – iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. The ESPN App with ESPN+ will also be supported in the Apple TV App on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.
  • Google – Android phones, Android TV, and Chromecast. 

Here are what subscribing soccer fans should look forward to regarding contents on offer: 

  • All of this season’s MLS LIVE out-of-market schedule with over 250 games.
  • 23 local-market games of Chicago Fire in the MLS will be shown exclusively to fans in Chicago.
  • An average of four games per week which will amount to almost 200 matches will be sourced from the Sky Bet Championship Playoffs, League 1, and League 2 for fans of English football. 
  • Six matches per month from the EFL Cup (beginning in August) and 16 matches per month throughout the EFL 2018-19 season.
  • More than 100 live matches from the newly created tournaments. Customers of Pay TV with an ESPN+ subscription will gain access to the entire tournament comprising the 36 UNL matches on ESPN linear networks and ESPN3.
  • About 450 United Soccer League matches this season.
  • Daily ESPN soccer news and information, highlights and analysis program presented by Dan Thomas and guest pundits and analysts.