CARSON, Calif. — The LA Galaxy will return to Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday night looking to continue their strong run of form while also serving as the centerpiece of a groundbreaking sports broadcasting milestone.
The Galaxy will host the Houston Dynamo FC at 7:30 p.m. PT in Carson in a match that Apple TV says will become the first major professional live sporting event captured entirely on iPhone 17 Pro devices.
The nationally streamed Major League Soccer match will feature cameras positioned throughout the stadium to capture every aspect of the broadcast exclusively using Apple’s latest smartphone technology. According to Apple, the production will include footage of team warmups, player introductions, in-net goal angles and crowd atmosphere shots from inside Dignity Health Sports Park.
The special broadcast comes as the Galaxy return home following a three-match road trip in which the club went unbeaten in league play. Los Angeles has posted a 4-2-2 mark over its last eight MLS matches and currently owns a 7-7-6 record across all competitions in 2026.
Galaxy forward Gabriel Pec enters Saturday in his best stretch of the season. The Brazilian has recorded five goal contributions over the club’s last three matches, scoring four goals and adding an assist during the road trip. Pec leads the Galaxy with 16 goal contributions in all competitions this season, totaling 11 goals and five assists.
Pec and Galaxy coach Greg Vanney were both named to the MLS Team of the Matchday following the club’s 2-0 road win over Seattle, a result that also extended Los Angeles’ MLS-best scoring streak to 23 consecutive matches.
Saturday’s contest also marks the first meeting between the Galaxy and Dynamo this season. The teams played to two 1-1 draws in 2025, including a September match in Houston when Lucas Sanabria scored a stoppage-time equalizer and an April meeting in Los Angeles in which Diego Fagúndez netted a second-half equalizer while the Galaxy played shorthanded.
Historically, the Galaxy hold a 14-15-13 record against Houston in regular-season play, including a 7-5-8 mark at home. Houston enters the weekend sixth in the Western Conference standings with a 7-6-0 record, though the Dynamo are just 2-4 away from home this season.
Apple previously experimented with iPhone-based live sports production during a September 2025 “Friday Night Baseball” broadcast between the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers. The company later expanded the technology into additional baseball and MLS productions, including the 2025 MLS Cup, before deciding to use the iPhone 17 Pro exclusively for an entire live professional sporting event.
Apple said the production uses the iPhone 17 Pro’s three 48MP Fusion cameras and Apple Log 2 video capabilities to deliver broadcast-quality footage while also allowing for camera angles and perspectives that traditional broadcast cameras cannot easily achieve because of their size.
The Galaxy-Dynamo match also coincides with Star Wars Night at Dignity Health Sports Park, presented by Nongshim, during the final MLS weekend before the league pauses for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America.