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Football Broadcast Guide — Where to Watch in the United States

Five streaming services and two linear networks carry the full US football calendar. The 2025-26 broadcaster map and tonight's fixtures.

Football Broadcast Guide — Where to Watch in the United States

Upcoming fixtures · 7 days

Football in the United States is broadcast across five streaming services plus one cable network, with the rights distributed by competition rather than by region. The 2025-26 map is the most stable it has been in a decade and runs on multi-year deals that extend through the end of the decade in most cases.

The 2025-26 broadcaster map

NBC Peacock has the Premier League through the 2027-28 cycle. The Premium tier at $13.99 per month, or $139.99 annually, carries the full Premier League slate. NBC also airs a small handful of Premier League matches on the linear NBC network each weekend — typically the Saturday morning kickoff and a single Sunday match.

Paramount+ holds the largest UEFA portfolio. Champions League, Europa League, Conference League and Serie A all live there. The Essential tier at $7.99 monthly carries the full Champions League slate; the Showtime tier at $12.99 adds ad-free playback. CBS Sports also runs the Saturday Champions League match-of-the-week on the free CBS Sports Golazo channel — a useful entry point for casual viewers.

Apple TV has MLS Season Pass at $14.99 monthly standalone, or $12.99 monthly bundled with Apple TV+. The pass carries every MLS regular season match, the playoffs and the Leagues Cup, with global access included in the subscription.

TUDN and ViX carry Liga MX and the broader Mexican football calendar. ViX Premium at $9.99 monthly is the Spanish-language streaming home from TelevisaUnivision and the dominant Liga MX option for US viewers.

FOX Sports carries the Bundesliga and the major FIFA tournaments — the World Cup, the Women’s World Cup, and the upcoming Club World Cup expansion. FOX Sports is included with most cable subscriptions and runs streaming through the FOX Sports app.

A realistic 2025-26 viewing plan

The minimum monthly footprint for the major competitions:

  • Peacock Premium: $13.99 — Premier League
  • Paramount+ Essential: $7.99 — Champions League and Serie A
  • MLS Season Pass: $14.99 — MLS

That comes to roughly $37 per month for the three biggest leagues. Adding ViX Premium for Liga MX brings the total to about $47.

For a single-league follower, the cheapest path is always the home rights-holder: Peacock for the Premier League, Paramount+ for the Champions League, Apple TV for MLS.

The free-to-air option

CBS Sports Golazo carries one Champions League match per matchweek on its free, ad-supported channel, plus a handful of group-stage matches each round. NBC linear airs a Premier League match most Saturday mornings. There is no free-to-air Bundesliga or Serie A coverage in the US. La Liga has been off ESPN since the 2025-26 cycle and currently lives on ESPN+’s upper tier — an awkward home that may move in the next rights window.

Today’s fixtures

The fixture widget below lists upcoming matches over the next seven days with the home and away clubs and the kickoff time. The data refreshes daily from a public sports data API and is editorially curated to surface only matches with a confirmed US broadcaster.

For specific competition pages, see Premier League and Champions League. For broader context on the US sports broadcasting landscape, see the broadcaster directory or the editorial standards page on how we source this information.

Related coverage on partner editorial guides: Premier League US viewing guide on Sportshub and tonight’s football schedule on Footybite.

From the editorial desk

Frequently asked questions

Which broadcaster shows the most live sports in 2025/26?
No single broadcaster carries everything. ESPN+ and Peacock anchor most U.S. football and league coverage; Paramount+ holds UEFA Champions League and Serie A; Apple TV has the exclusive MLS Season Pass deal; Amazon Prime Video carries Thursday Night Football. Each sport’s landing page on this site names the official rights-holder for the current season.
Can major sports be watched legally for free?
Free-to-air coverage in the U.S. is limited to over-the-air NFL games on the major networks (CBS, FOX, NBC, ABC) and select championship events. Almost everything else — Premier League, Champions League, NBA League Pass, MLB — requires a paid subscription. Peacock and Paramount+ offer the lowest entry tiers; YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV bundle the regional sports networks.
What is the cheapest way to watch the Premier League in the United States?
The U.S. Premier League rights belong to NBC through 2028. The cheapest legal access is Peacock Premium at $7.99/month, which carries most Saturday/Sunday matches not on NBC or USA Network. There is no free legal stream. The Peacock app is also where any Premier League game not selected by the linear NBC broadcast lives.
Does LiveTV Guide host any streams?
No. LiveTV Guide is strictly editorial — we publish kickoff times, official broadcaster names and subscription details. We never host, embed, link to or describe how to access unauthorised streams. For copyright concerns write to [email protected].