Guide: What is the best free football streaming site?

Millions of fans are searching for free football live streams every weekend

It's a question asked by many a football fan, especially amid growing cost-of-living and energy crises in the UK, and we are here to help you find the answer - where to watch free football live streams.

Not everyone can afford a hefty monthly subscription to Sky Sports, BT Sport or any of the other broadcasting giants who own the rights to some of Europe's biggest football competitions. The good news is that fans can watch football live streams completely free in many cases.

There are several top quality providers for free football live streaming in the UK. We have included just a few of them in this article, as well as step-by-step guides to show you how to watch football for free this weekend.

Here are the best free football streaming sites out there:

1. bet365

Without doubt, the best option for watching free football streams is bet365. New customers can enjoy plenty of action from some of Europe's biggest leagues, like La Liga, Serie A and Ligue 1 completely free, with a few simple steps. bet365 have an extensive catalogue of top quality football live streams and you can access them all. Here's how:

- Head to bet365 using our link.

- Click "Join Now" at the top of the page.
- Enter your details into the next page to register for an account.
- Once signed up and logged in, you should make a £5 qualifying bet in order to receive up to £50 in free bets

- Navigate to the "Soccer" section from the menu on the left.
- Scroll down and find the league for the match you want to watch and/or bet on under "Competitions"

- All matches with a small video icon next to them are available for live streaming (including some of the biggest football leagues in the world)
- Click the match of your choice.
- Place your qualifying bet.
- Wait until kick off, then click the play button to start watching the live stream.

*You can repeat this process for several matches. The only condition is that you place a bet within 24 hours of watching a match.  This includes the free bets you will get when signing up, meaning you'll gain access to many matches for free. Then if you run out of free bets, you can decide to make another deposit and place a bet to access more live streams at your own discretion.

2. FreeSports

FreeSports may not have quite the extensive library of football live streams that bet365 has, but it does provide free coverage of some elite football from around the world. FreeSports is a traditional TV channel but football fans can tune in online via the FreeSports online platform Free Sports Player, and watch selected fixtures from La Liga, the DFB-Pokal, the MLS and more, via live streaming. Here's how:

- Head to FreeSports and register for free.
- After signing up, visit the FreeSports website or app (which can be downloaded on the Apple App Store or Google Play Store).

- Click "TV Schedule" at the top of the page to see the listings for that day, and find out which football matches are being shown live, and when.
- Return to FreeSports around the kick off time of your match, and click "Watch Live Now" at the top.

- Click the play button to start watching live TV with FreeSports via live streaming.
- Enjoy high quality live streams of La Liga, the German Cup and more with FreeSports.

*These live streams are only available in the UK, but registration is completely free, with no hidden costs. Sky customers can also find FreeSports on their TVs at channel 422.

3. OneFootball

Another great option for watching free football live streams in the UK is OneFootball. The website and app, primilarly dedicated to live scores and news, holds the rights to fixtures from some great competitions around the world, including top flight action and cup games from countries like India, South Korea, Denmark, Brazil, Czech Republic, Kazakstan, Slovenia and more.

They may not hold the rights to some of the most famous leagues in the world like bet365, but true football junkies will find plenty of football live streams to be enjoyed completely free on the OneFootball website and app. Here's how:

- Go to OneFootball and create an account.

- Visit the OneFootball website on desktop, or download the OneFootball app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
- On the homepage, scroll down until you see the "Watch on OneFootball" section.
- Scroll right to see all of the upcoming fixtures to be broadcast live and free on OneFootball in the coming days.

- Open the app or website at the time of kick off for the match you want to watch, and click on this match page under the "Watch on OneFootball" section.
- On the match page, click the play button in the centre of the video to start live streaming.

*You will need to close any adblock software which you may be using, in order to enjoy these free football live streams. They can only be accessed in the UK, but OneFootball does also show live football for free in other countries, for example in Brazil where fans get access to German Bundesliga games completely free.

In summary, there is a lot of free football out there, so there's no need to break the law by using illegal live streams. The best option, the one with the greatest number of choices and the most high profile clubs and leagues, is of course bet365. It may require a very small investment on the part of the user in the beginning, but the reward is many free football live streams of some of the biggest matches in the football calendar.