Atlanta United is close to finalizing an agreement for its TV partner for the pending season, club president Darren Eales said on Tuesday while attending the MLS combine in Carson, Calif.
The team will open its season on March 5 hosting New York Red Bulls at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
Eales declined to say who the partner will be, saying the agreement is going through the legal process.
MLS requires every team to have a TV partner to broadcast games that aren’t carried on ESPN, Fox Sports or Univision Deportes.
MLS teams in 2016 played 17 home games during the regular season.
Atlanta United will play its home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium until construction is complete on Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta United is scheduled to play the first event in the Dome in late July.
The 2017 schedule is supposed to be released on Thursday.
The most likely partner would be Fox Sports South, which told the website dirtysouthsoccer.com in July that it has had discussions with the team.
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