MLS: Live Soccer Scores & News 4+

I have been using the app since it first came out, and I loved all of it. Information was easy to find, game lineups posted as soon as they were given (before announced in stadium). The new design is fancier and prettier but far, far less useful. Some areas are far too touch sensitive - you accidentally open stories when you just try to scroll thru - or not nearly sensitive enough. Some areas are very difficult to open at times. For design, the redesign gets an A, for utility and ease of use, a D+.

For those lamenting about blackouts, it’s the broadcast rules. The games are controlled by the broadcasters (and that includes your local affiliate) for a period (usually 48 hours). That gives them the right to replay if they want. The reason local games are blacked out is because someone has paid for the right to broadcast and they deserve to get their money’s worth. With MLS Live (I can’t speak to ESPN+ because I haven’t tried it yet) I have never found a game I couldn’t watch or rewatch after the 48 hour window, even with my local team.

This is my second +? Review. I can not open the MLS app because it states a update is required but I can not find a update when I look for the update?! So what does one do when your locked out because a update is needed but there is no update waiting at the App Store? My rating of one star is there for a reason.

Terrible upgrade! If a video is played and I try to go anywhere else on the app I receive a black screen I have to close the app and restart to see any content. I am often confronted with freezes and have to restart also when I try to access a module within a article I will get dropped completely from the app!? Old system of organization was much better as well.

This app continues to be the worst sports app I use. I can not start to watch a video without the app closing completely?! I can not begin to read an article walk away for minute return to continue as soon as I open the page the app restarts and takes me back to the home site?! Terrible app.

The content is great, but the app itself has some issues. My first complaint is that the navigation is less intuitive than past designs. I’d prefer to open into a feed of headlines and then navigate to highlights or team headlines. Instead all three feeds are crammed into the home page.
My second complaint is worse although it doesn’t sound like many other people experience this: the audio doesn’t play through my phone’s speakers. Headphones or external speakers are fine. All of my other apps are fine. I’ve racked my brain trying to figure out why this app misbehaves but I can’t figure it out.
I’d give it four stars if the audio bug was fixed and the design was tweaked a bit. I’d give it five if there was some search capability on the news feed.