13 Best Streaming Services for Soccer Fans

DirecTV is a Live TV streaming platform with a twist: you can download the app on any of your existing devices, or for a $120, you can get a box with a custom remote control for the service. But without the box, DirecTV functions like a Netflix or Hulu, allowing you to stream Live TV from anywhere by downloading the app. Within your home, you can stream on up to 20 devices (!), and from outside your home you can stream on up to three devices.

With over 100 live TV channels, including ESPN and BeIN, Fubo TV is first and foremost for sports fans. But as it expands, it's including channels and movies that appeal to a wider audience.

Hulu with Live TV is an obvious choice if you already have Hulu On-Demand, as you'll get to keep all your payment information and history, interact with a similar interface, and get a Live TV service without much effort.

Sling Orange is for all cord-cutters who wish to save money, but it's especially for sports fans who watch ESPN channels as well as households that watch the Disney Channel.

Peacock is a streaming service owned by NBC, with options to choose three plans: TV-focused Peacock Select ($7.99/month), ad-supported Peacock Premium ($10.99/month), or ad-free Peacock Premium Plus ($16.99/month). It used to offer a free plan, but that went away amid the Great Streaming Price Hikes the previous year. Still, with both premium plans, you'll get access to the full catalog of 2,000 movies and shows, including every episode of original NBC favorites like Brooklyn 99, The Office, and Parks and Recreation. You'll also get next-day and early access to all the new episodes of live NBC shows like Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. You can stream Peacock on Apple devices like the iPhone and Apple TV, Google devices like Android phones and Chromecast, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles. But there is still no app available for Roku or Amazon platforms.

Apple TV+ is an ad-free on-demand stream from Apple that costs $12.99 per month and is accessible in about 150 countries. The Apple TV+ app is accessible via Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Apple TV or Mac) and Apple TV. While Android phones and tablets are not supported, you can access Apple TV+ via Android-powered TV devices like Chromecast. It can be accessed via web browser and supported by PC, as well as Roku devices, Amazon Fire TV devices, PlayStation, and Xbox.

It might take a while to roll out in your area, but YouTube TV is offering a skinny bundle curated just for sports fans. The YouTube TV Sports Plan gives fans access to all the major sports networks at $18 less than the original YouTube TV base plan. That means fans can watch FS1, NBC Sports Network, and all of the ESPN networks on their intuitive platform at a cheaper price.

This plan can also be combined with the NFL Sunday Ticket, which YouTube TV still holds exclusive rights to. This fall, they'll also be adding access to ESPN Unlimited.

What if you can enjoy YouTube TV, but only pay for the channels you actually watch? YouTube TV's Sports + News Plan is one of the many cheaper skinny bundles the streamer released this year, and as you can probably tell from the name, the line-up includes channels from ESPN and Fox Sports, as well as major news networks like CNN, ABC, and NBC. That makes this plan a great choice for sports fans who still want to stay up-to-date with what's going on around the world.

With YouTube TV's multiview feature, subscribers could even keep up with matches and breaking news at the same time. Only interested in sports? You can check out our notes on the YouTube TV Sports Plan here.

If you enjoy using the DVR option, Youtube TV is arguably the best option in the market for you: it gives you unlimited DVR storage on the Cloud (accessible from any of your devices), and it saves each of your recordings for 9 months. Also, you can share Youtube TV with up to six accounts, so if you have a big family, this is a much better option than getting a bunch of cheaper Live TV subscriptions. Youtube TV allows up to three accounts of the six to watch at the same time.

Sling TV may be an affordable live TV streaming option, but because of its limited local channel offerings, it tends to be ignored by hardcore sports fans (especially football fans) hoping to cheer for their team. Thankfully, Sling's Sports Extra bundle, which costs $11/month, adds about 10-20 more channels depending on your plan. Popular channels include NHL Network, MLB Network, NBA TV, and of course, NFL Redzone. Redzone requires the NFL Network, so it's not available with Sling Orange, but it is available with Sling Blue, Orange & Blue, and Select. If you want even more concentrated content, Sling TV also has a football season pass that allows users to pre-pay $219 for Sling TV Orange and Blue + Sports Extra, which lets you watch all the major league games on ESPN, ABC, NBC, and Fox (though notably no CBS).

ESPN's new app is referred to by the company as simply "ESPN", which is confusing since that's the same name of the TV channel (it's as if Disney+ was called Disney Channel). More coloquially, it's known as ESPN DTC, or Direct to Consumer. This new ESPN plan called "ESPN Unlimited" absorbed what was before known as ESPN+, and added a live stream to every ESPN live TV channel, for less than the cheapest way to get ESPN before, which was Sling TV. You'll be getting ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN+, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes, SEC Network, SECN+, ACC Network, and ACCNX for the price of $29.99/month. It also comes included as part of many DIRECTV Stream, Fubo TV, Hulu + Live TV, and Spectrum TV plans.