Guide: On which site can I watch live football?

There are a multitude of websites offering live coverage of the beautiful game

It has never been easier to watch live football online than it is today. There are plenty of websites which hold the rights to elite football competitions from around the world. These sites offer high quality, legal live streams of events every day.

The most high profile websites for watching football can be quite expensive. Sky Sports and BT Sport, for example, show plenty of football via live streaming on their sites and apps, but to get access to this content you need to pay for lengthy and costly contracts with the broadcasters.

There are also various illegal websites where you can watch live football. Sites like Hesgoal, Stream2watch and Sportsurge are known for their coverage, but these sites are not the most viable option for following the team you love. First and foremost, websites like Hesgoal are illegal, they don't own the rights to the content they reproduce. Not only that but these websites are often plagued by annoying and harmful pop-ups, malware and even the threat of hackers. It is best to avoid these sites.

What about fans looking for a site to watch live football without breaking the bank, or the law? Well, we have some options for you too. We have put together a guide which will help you watch some of the most important football matches on the calendar at a very low price via totally legal, high quality live streams.

Here are two of the very best sites for watching live football:

bet365

With bet365, you can spend very, very little (much less than you would with Sky Sports and BT Sport) and watch matches every week from La Liga, the Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1. That's four of the world's five most prestigious football leagues at your fingertips, for a very small investment. You can enjoy the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Inter Milan, PSG and Lyon without committing to a 12-month contract or paying upwards of £25 per month for the privilege.

Just follow these simple steps to unlock an abundance of live football with bet365:

*You can follow these steps on desktop via the website or on your mobile device via the bet365 app.
*If you already have an account, you skip the registration process and simply login.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN BET365 AND START LIVE STREAMING

• Click "Join Now" at the top of the page.

• Enter your details into the next page to register for an account.
• Once registered, return to the homepage and login.
• When logged in, we recommend you make a deposit and a £5 qualifying bet in order to receive up to £50 in free bets.
• Then, navigate to the "Soccer" section from the menu on the left.
• Scroll down and find the league for the match you want to watch 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.
• Be sure you have already placed your qualifying bet.
• Wait until kick off, then click the play button to start watching the live stream.
• The live stream will start close to kick off so if you don't see a video box come back later.

*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. While this isn't technically free, it's a vastly cheaper offer than going direct to broadcasters. Most importantly, it's legal and it's safe.

LiveScore x PureVPN

LiveScore lets fans watch arguably the most coveted football tournament on the planet completely free of charge - the UEFA Champions League. The well known football data site, fronted by brand ambassador Cristiano Ronaldo, holds the rights to the UCL in the Republic of Ireland. With the help of our friends over at PureVPN, you can spend less than £2 a month (that's right, not £25 as you would do with BT Sport) to move your online position to Ireland and access every Champions League match of the season on their site or app. It's cheap, simple fun!

Follow the easy steps below and enjoy every game of the 2022/23 UCL campaign for less than £2 a month with LiveScore:

CLICK HERE TO JOIN PUREVPN (YOU NEED THIS TO LIVE STREAM FOR FREE)

• Add the PureVPN extension to your browser (desktop) or download the PureVPN mobile app (mobile).

• When you have registered a PureVPN account and installed PureVPN on your device, go ahead and login.
• After logging in using your details, choose the option to "Select Country", type "Ireland" in the search bar and hit "Connect".
• For all intents and purposes, you are now in Ireland and entitled to watch UCL matches for free with LiveScore.
   

• Head to the LiveScore website or download the LiveScore mobile app.
• Register for an account by entering a few details (after you have connected to Ireland via VPN).
• No banking details will be necessary as LiveScore is free to use.
• Login to the website or app.
• Scroll through the available matches for that day and click on the one you want to watch.
• All UCL matches will have a small play button icon next to them, indiciating that they are available for live streaming.
• When the match page opens, click the play button in the box at the top to start streaming.
• If nothing happens, you are too early. Come back a little closer to kick off.

Now you're all set to enjoy every UEFA Champions League match of the season with LiveScore. Just follow the same steps next time, login to PureVPN, change location, login to LiveScore, find your match and enjoy! It really is that simple. Now you don't need those dodgy illegal sites to watch top quality football matches on the intenet.

Sky Sports (for Premier League action)

Unfortunately there are no cheap and easy ways to watch the Premier League. The world's most popular football league has ensured that there are no shortcuts when it comes to enjoying its product. The only way to watch the EPL in the UK is to subscribe to one of the big broadcasters. Given that Sky Sports own the rights to many more games than BT Sport, they are your best bet if you're desperate for a site to watch live football with the likes of Man City, Liverpool and Chelsea.

According to the packages advertised on the Sky Sports website, you'll need to pay a minimum of £46 a month to access their sports channels and watch the Premier League live on their site or the Sky Go app.

Check out our guides section for more information on watching live football at a reasonable price. We have plenty of step-by-step guides on how to access some of the biggest competitions in the world without going bankrupt.

Also, don't forget to check out our very own football live streaming page, where we host legal, high quality football live streams of matches from La Liga, the Bundesliga, Serie A and more.