The Brightest Stars of MLS Shine on TSN, with Exclusive Live Coverage of the 2016 AT&T MLS ALL-STAR GAME vs. Arsenal, Thursday, July 28

TORONTO (July 26, 2016) – TSN is Canada’s home of the brightest stars in MLS as the network delivers exclusive live coverage of the 2016 AT&T MLS ALL-STAR GAME, featuring the league’s top players taking on ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE powerhouse Arsenal, live from Avaya Stadium in San Jose on Thursday, July 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN2. TSN’s coverage of the 2016 AT&T MLS ALL-STAR GAME is available for live streaming to TSN subscribers through TSN.ca and the TSN GO app. French-language coverage of the 2016 AT&T MLS ALL-STAR GAME is available on RDS. This year’s MLS All-Star roster is headlined by Toronto FC forward and reigning MLS MVP Sebastian Giovinco, Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s Kendall Waston, and Montreal Impact’s Didier Drogba, Laurent Ciman, and Ignacio Piatti. They are part of an MLS All-Star squad that features a slate of international stars including Brazil’s Kaká, Italy’s Andrea Pirlo, USA’s Clint Dempsey, and Canada’s Cyle Larin. Together they take on an Arsenal squad led by Granit Xhaka, Per Mertesacker, Jack Wilshire, and goalkeeper Petr Cech. The 2016 AT&T MLS ALL-STAR GAME kicks off the second half of the MLS regular season, which leads up to TSN’s exclusive live coverage of the MLS CUP 2016, one of 60+ iconic championship events that live on TSN. Soccer on TSN and RDS TSN and RDS are the official broadcasters of Major League Soccer (MLS) in Canada, with coverage of Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Toronto FC, and Montreal Impact, as well as the 2016 AT&T MLS ALL-STAR GAME, MLS CUP PLAYOFFS, and the MLS CUP 2016. As the official broadcast partners of Canada Soccer, TSN and RDS deliver a slate of marquee Canada Soccer matches and events featuring the Canadian men’s and women’s national teams, as well as the AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP. TSN and RDS hold a multi-year broadcast agreement that gives the networks Canadian media rights to half of all games from the ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE. Through a multi-year broadcast rights agreement with UEFA, TSN and RDS are also the primary Canadian broadcasters of the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE and UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE. The agreement sees TSN broadcast more than 190+ games, including up to 16 group stage games weekly, extensive coverage of the knockout phase, as well as the UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL and the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL. RDS delivers live coverage of three of the best matches each week. CTV, TSN, and RDS own exclusive Canadian media rights to the FIFA World Cup™ package through to 2026, which includes the 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA™, 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP QATAR™, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup™, as well as a slate of additional FIFA tournaments.