When soccer fans watch the 23rd edition of the MLS Cup on Saturday, they’ll be experiencing a new vantage point during Fox Sports’s broadcast. The broadcaster will be debuting “corner flag cameras” to provide a unique view of the entire field when the Atlanta United and the Portland Timbers face off in Major League Soccer’s final showcase of the season.
“There are probably a finite amount of camera positions left in terms of soccer coverage,” Fox Sports SVP of Field and Technical Operations Michael Davies said. “We have seen the value of pylon cameras in American football from time to time, so we decided to try the corner flags .