Apple today announced that Saturday’s Major League Soccer match between the LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo FC will be captured entirely with iPhone 17 Pro.
Apple said this will be the first time an iPhone will be used to capture the entirety of a major professional sporting event broadcast live, rather than studio cameras, so the iPhone 17 Pro will make sports history this weekend.
“iPhone 17 Pro will capture live footage throughout the match, including team warm-ups on the field, player introductions, goal angles in the net, and the atmosphere inside the stadium,” Apple said. “With cameras positioned throughout the venue, the broadcast will deliver the pristine video quality fans have come to expect, as well as dynamic new perspectives that bring viewers closer to the action, made possible by the small form factor of the iPhone.”
Apple TV subscribers will be able to stream the game live on Saturday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m. PT. For the 2026 season, only an Apple TV subscription is required, with a separate MLS Season Pass subscription no longer required.
Apple previously used the iPhone 17 Pro to capture select moments and cinematic footage from Fenway Park during a Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers last year, but other cameras were used as well. For the Major League Soccer game this weekend, iPhone 17 Pro will exclusively capture all footage.
Earlier this year, the US National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum added one of four iPhone 17 Pro devices that captured the Red Sox’s thrilling victory over the Tigers to its permanent collection in Cooperstown, New York, so the device has already made sports history, and now it will repeat the feat in an even bigger way.
