Follow MLS at work
MLS is built around Saturday night, but a coast-to-coast league with a long season also means midweek fixtures and late West Coast kickoffs that spill well past clocking-off — and plenty that land inside the working day. Here's how to keep up with your club and the playoff race from your desk without broadcasting it.
Why MLS is hard to follow at work
A league that stretches from the Eastern Seaboard to the Pacific plays across a spread of time zones every matchday: a 7:30 kickoff in New York is still the afternoon out west, and midweek rounds drop games straight into work hours. Follow a Western side from the East and half their season starts near bedtime; follow from Europe and it lands in the small hours or your morning.
Live scores and the table — without the video
You don't need to watch to follow. Live scores, a running commentary feed and an up-to-the-minute table tell you the whole story at a glance and read as plain text and numbers rather than sport. Sport Spreadsheet loads every fixture, score and standing into a live spreadsheet wearing authentic Google Sheets or Excel chrome — and the boss key blurs it all behind an Excel “Protected View” in a single keystroke.
The Shield, the playoffs and Decision Day
MLS runs two races at once — the Supporters' Shield for the best regular-season record, and the scramble to make the playoff field that decides MLS Cup. A live table makes the postseason picture glanceable, right down to Decision Day when the final places settle across simultaneous kickoffs — all as quiet rows of numbers.
What you get
- Live MLS scores that refresh on their own, with a changed score flashing like a recalculated cell.
- The live MLS tables — both conferences, the Supporters' Shield race and the cutoff for the playoff places.
- Brief or detailed commentary, lineups and a stats comparison on any match.
- Disguise personas that relabel the fixtures as a project tracker or pipeline.
- A one-key boss button, and an F9 “recalculate” for extra cover.
Questions
- Can I follow MLS games in other time zones at work?
- Yes — a coast-to-coast league means evening kickoffs land in the working day somewhere; Sport Spreadsheet follows both conferences as live scores and tables.
- Does it show the MLS playoff race?
- Yes — both conference tables, the Supporters' Shield race and the playoff cutoff, right down to Decision Day.
Open the spreadsheet
Today's fixtures and the live table are one quiet tab away. Free, instant, no account.