From Premier League to MLS: How To Watch Soccer on TV in the US
Soccer fans can get their kicks with these fútbol-friendly TV providers and streaming services.
Hulu + Live TV is the best overall TV package for a complete soccer experience. It offers a wide array of channels that cover leagues like the English Premier League, Major League Soccer (MLS), and Serie A, with both English- and Spanish-language networks. Hulu + Live TV also includes ESPN+ at no extra charge, unlocking all games from the Bundesliga, La Liga, and the FA Cup.
For fans seeking even more European club soccer and women’s leagues, Paramount+ is an excellent complement. It offers top-tier competitions, including NWSL and the UEFA Champions League, alongside a wide selection of movies and TV series.
Not every league is on the same set of channels. If you’re looking to watch a specific team or competition, we’ll explain which channels and services will help you tune in.
What TV channel is soccer on?
The best soccer channel is the one that airs the games you want to see. But some soccer leagues are no longer accessible on traditional TV channels. In fact, you may need to sign up for a streaming service (or two) to watch your favorite team in action across all competitions. That’s why it’s essential that you know which competitions your favorite club participates in and where you must go to watch those games.
Best channels for watching soccer
- beIN SPORTS broadcasts France’s Ligue 1, the African Cup of Nations, and the Turkish Süper Lig.
- ESPN channels and ESPN+ cover the Bundesliga, La Liga, Emirates FA Cup, Scottish Premiership, United Soccer League (USL), Eredivisie, Indian Super League, and more.
- FOX and FOX Sports channels FS1, FS2, and Fox Deportes broadcast major international soccer tournaments like the FIFA World Cup, FIFA Women’s World Cup, UEFA Euro, Copa América, and the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
- Max and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports channels TBS, TNT, and truTV are home to 20+ U.S. Soccer matches per year. The English-language coverage comprises USMNT and USWNT games, including World Cup qualifiers, friendlies, and special events like the SheBelieves Cup.
- MLS Season Pass on Apple TV will get you every Major League Soccer and Leagues Cup game.
- NBC, USA Network, CNBC, and streaming service Peacock Premium are the sole broadcasters of English-language Premier League coverage and the Olympic Games in the U.S.
- Paramount+ is home to the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League, as well as the English Football League (EFL) and Carabao Cup (EFL Cup). It also carries Italy’s Serie A and select matches from the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), Women’s Super League (FAWSL), and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Additional CBS Sports coverage airs on CBS, CBS Sports Network, CBS Sports HQ, and CBS Sports Golazo Network.
- Telemundo and UNIVERSO offer Spanish-language coverage of the FIFA World Cup, Olympics, and Premier League.
- Univision and its sister channels Galavisión, TUDN, and UniMás have live Spanish-language coverage of the Champions League, Liga MX, and Liga MX Femenil. Additional TelevisaUnivision sports coverage streams on ViX.
Best TV services for watching soccer
- Editor’s Choice: Hulu + Live TV ($81.99–$95.99/mo.)
- Best Value: Paramount+ ($7.99–$12.99/mo.)
- Best Sports Add-On: ESPN+ ($11.99/mo.)
- Cheapest: Over-the-air antenna ($20.00–$60.00 one-time purchase)
Editor’s Choice: Hulu + Live TV
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Pros
- Strong lineup of sports channels
- ESPN+ and Disney+ included
- Unlimited cloud DVR
Cons
- Expensive plans
- No beIN SPORTS channels
For the longest time, we recommended Fubo as the top streaming service for watching soccer in the U.S. It still boasts many soccer-oriented channels, but Hulu + Live TV has truly stepped up in recent years. (Interestingly, the Walt Disney Company plans to merge Hulu and Fubo soon, so we’ll see how that shakes out for soccer fans.)
What really wins us over about Hulu + Live TV is its comprehensive lineup. It includes every major sports channel that airs soccer, apart from beIN SPORTS, and even bundles ESPN+ and Disney+ at no extra cost. While Hulu + Live TV comes with a higher price tag, the inclusion of ESPN+ and Disney+ certainly sweetens the deal, offering unmatched value for a complete entertainment experience.
Through Hulu + Live TV, you’ll have English-language access to marquee Premier League, MLS, and FIFA World Cup matches. You’ll also get Champions League, Liga MX, and Leagues Cup matches en Español. But you may not get every game within those competitions.
If you want a little extra, Hulu also offers channel add-ons. These are especially great if your enthusiasm for sports extends beyond soccer (hello, NFL RedZone and Tennis Channel). But its Paramount+ with SHOWTIME add-on can take your soccer viewing to the next stage with additional soccer league coverage, as outlined in the next section.
Best Value: Paramount Plus
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Pros
- All live Champions League games
- Live World Cup qualifiers from select confederations
Cons
- Limited sports and movies
- Small (but growing) lineup of original shows
For under $10 a month, Paramount+ offers unbeatable value with the most European soccer coverage available. That’s because it’s home to every live game from the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Conference League.
Through these leagues, you will see Europe’s top soccer teams in one app. Paramount+ also carries English Football League, Serie A, Coppa Italia, and NWSL matches, as well as some CONCACAF and AFC competitions.
What separates Paramount+ from ESPN+ is that it’s not primarily a sports streaming service. That means you can also stream thousands of TV episodes and movies during the offseason or between matchdays of your favorite soccer leagues. You can literally go from watching Mo Salah score a worldie to Jean-Luc Picard trying to enjoy his retirement from Starfleet.
Paramount+ has two plans. Its Essential plan ($7.99 a month) comes with ad-based, on-demand content and doesn’t give you live TV streaming access to your local CBS station. On the other hand, its Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan ($12.99 a month) has ad-free, on-demand content and in-app access to CBS and SHOWTIME.
No matter what plan you choose, you’ll have access to every sporting event unless it airs live on your local CBS channel (which you can watch via a digital antenna), so we recommend the Essential plan for $6.00 less a month—as long as you can stand the ads.
Best Sports Add-On: ESPN Plus
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Pros
- Plenty of live soccer and college sports
- Rich on-demand library
Cons
- No traditional ESPN channel access without TV provider login
- Limited NFL and NBA coverage
ESPN+ sits just behind Paramount+ when comparing soccer coverage per cost. While it works well as a standalone service, it truly excels in TV bundles or as an add-on, instantly expanding any TV plan with an immense library of live games from top international leagues and tournaments.
Two of the world’s top leagues, the German Bundesliga and Spain’s La Liga, receive exclusive coverage on ESPN+. That means El Clásico and Der Klassiker are under the same roof. While select games from these leagues also air on ABC and ESPN, every game on ESPN+ has English- and Spanish-language options.
Pro tip: What do Robert Lewandowski, Baby Yoda, and June Osborne have in common? Probably not a whole lot, but you can watch all three of them when you bundle ESPN+ with Disney+ and Hulu for as low as $16.99 a month.
The major downside of ESPN+ is that you don’t get access to the traditional ESPN channels (ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNews) alongside your ESPN+ content without a login from a cable, satellite, or live TV streaming provider. From a soccer standpoint, this means ESPN+ won’t give you every MLS and college soccer match because those leagues aren’t exclusive to the service the way some of the foreign leagues are.
If you’re looking for a TV provider to pair with ESPN+, we recommend Hulu + Live TV or Sling TV for traditional ESPN access. Hulu + Live TV is a winning choice because it includes ESPN+ at no extra cost and has unlimited DVR space. But Sling TV’s Orange plan ($45.99/mo.) is a much cheaper option for getting ESPN and ESPN2, though you’ll need a separate subscription to ESPN+.
Cheapest: Over-the-air (OTA) HD TV antenna
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Pros
- Low, one-time price
- Local coverage
Cons
- No out-of-market coverage
- No DVR
At the bare minimum, you should invest in an over-the-air (OTA) antenna to watch soccer games that play on your local TV stations. An antenna is a one-time purchase that’ll give you access to several channels depending on your location and the antenna’s range. We like the Mohu Leaf 50 because of its 60-mile range and lightweight design. But we highlight several other great antennas on our Best OTA Antennas page.
Local channels carry some of the biggest soccer matchups, like the recent MLS Playoffs and the NWSL Championship. You can watch select Premier League games on NBC, while other league fixtures air on ABC and FOX. CBS is also a go-to channel for some Champions League and NWSL games.
A digital antenna also provides coverage to some of the world’s biggest sporting events, like the FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Women’s World Cup, and the Olympics.
How to watch soccer for free
If you’re looking for (legal) ways to watch soccer without spending a penny, you won’t find much more than extended highlights, replays, and analysis programs. Regardless, you can catch those on the following services.
- FIFA+: Soccer’s highest governing body recently launched its streaming service for free. It includes 40,000 live matches per year and an archive with over 2,000 hours of content—including every men’s and women’s World Cup match captured on video.
- Canela.TV: Canela Media’s free streaming platform offers live and on-demand Spanish-language programming. Some of its sports offerings are like other free services, but its Canela Deportes channel has unique and original coverage.
- OneFootball: The soccer media platform includes a TV hub with free games from K League 1, the Danish Superligaen, and the Ukrainian Premier League.
- Pluto TV: This free service has 200+ live and on-demand channels, including CBS Sports Golazo Network, CBS Sports HQ, beIN SPORTS XTRA, and FOX Sports.
- The Roku Channel: Roku’s free live TV service recently broke the 200-channel barrier, and it features channels like beIN SPORTS XTRA, Fubo Sports Network, ViX (formerly PrendeTV), and Real Madrid TV.
- Tubi: With nearly 100 live and on-demand channels, Tubi’s sports offerings include beIN SPORTS XTRA, FOX Sports, Fubo Sports Network, and Real Madrid TV.
- ViX: TelevisaUnivision’s streaming service offers Spanish-language soccer coverage with free channels like beIN SPORTS XTRA en Español, Zona TUDN, Lo Mejor de Liga MX, and Lo Mejor del Futbol Europeo.
- Xumo Play: This live and on-demand service has 190+ free channels, including beIN SPORTS XTRA, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports, and Fubo Sports Network.
How to watch soccer FAQ
Where can I watch soccer on TV?
You can watch soccer across channels like NBC, ESPN, FS1, and beIN SPORTS. Cable, satellite, and live TV streaming services feature many soccer channels, depending on your chosen plan. We typically recommend Hulu + Live TV for the best overall soccer coverage, but the service you choose really hinges on the teams you want to watch.
What soccer leagues does ESPN have?
ESPN shows select college soccer games and matches from the German Bundesliga and Spain’s La Liga. A separate subscription to ESPN+ provides even more soccer coverage, including all Bundesliga, La Liga, and FA Cup games.
What is the best streaming service to watch soccer?
ESPN+ is a fantastic soccer streaming service because it carries matches from the German Bundesliga, La Liga, and NCAA Division I. But Paramount+ is also necessary for its coverage of the UEFA club competitions, EFL, and Serie A, while Peacock is a must-have for any Premier League and Olympic soccer fan.
What is the best channel for soccer?
The best channel for soccer is the one where you can find the most action from your favorite leagues. Hulu + Live TV has most of the must-have soccer channels, but some leagues are specific to certain streaming services like Apple TV+, Paramount+, and Peacock.
Why you should trust us
Our soccer-crazed experts spent over 100 hours testing TV plans and streaming services to determine the best ways to watch domestic and international soccer. We evaluated each provider on several devices and compared prices, channel lineups, and league coverage.
To learn more about our methods, check out our How We Rank page.
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