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Football fixtures and UK broadcasters
UK broadcasters at a glance
Watch legally — the UK competition map
| Competition | Primary rights-holder | Subscription (per month) | Free-to-air option |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Sky Sports (215 matches) + TNT Sports (Saturday 5:30pm) + Amazon Prime (December round) | £20+ Sky · £30.99 TNT · Prime included | Match of the Day highlights on BBC |
| Championship & EFL | Sky Sports EFL | £20+ Sky | iFollow audio + selected clubs free |
| Champions League | TNT Sports (exclusive — full UEFA package) | £30.99 TNT | — |
| Europa League | TNT Sports | £30.99 TNT | — |
| FA Cup | BBC + ITV (free-to-air) + TNT Sports | TNT Sports £30.99 | BBC One + ITVX — every round |
| England (men’s) | ITV + Channel 4 (qualifiers rotate) | — | ITV / Channel 4 — every qualifier |
| England (women’s) | BBC | — | BBC Sport — every game |
| F1 | Sky Sports F1 (every round) | £20+ | Channel 4 — British GP + highlights |
| NFL UK | Sky Sports NFL + ITV (Sunday late window) | £20+ Sky | ITV selected primetime |
| NBA | Sky Sports NBA + NBA League Pass | £20+ / £9.99 | — |
| UFC | TNT Sports (every event, no PPV upcharge) | £30.99 TNT | — |
| Six Nations Rugby | ITV + BBC (shared) | — | ITVX + BBC iPlayer — every match |
| Premiership Rugby | TNT Sports | £30.99 TNT | — |
| Cricket (England Tests) | Sky Sports Cricket | £20+ | BBC Test Match Special radio |
| Darts (PDC) | Sky Sports + ITV (Premier League Darts) | £20+ Sky | ITVX selected nights |
The five UK platforms a football fan actually needs
- Sky Sports — the spine of the UK football season. 215 Premier League matches, EFL, F1, NFL, NBA, cricket. Sky Stream from around £20/month, full Sky Q packages higher. The single subscription with the broadest sport.
- TNT Sports — the European football and combat-sports half. Exclusive Champions League, Europa League, every UFC event without a PPV surcharge, plus Premiership Rugby. £30.99/month standalone or bundled through Discovery+.
- BBC iPlayer — the free-to-air anchor. Every FA Cup round, the Six Nations rugby alongside ITV, England women’s football, Wimbledon, and the Olympics. No subscription.
- Amazon Prime Video — the Premier League December round (10 fixtures across two midweeks), ATP tennis, and US Open. Prime membership at £8.99/month or £95/year — already paid by most households for delivery.
- ITVX — the second free-to-air pillar. FA Cup matches the BBC doesn’t take, England men’s qualifiers, ITV’s NFL late window, Six Nations rugby, and Premier League Darts. No subscription, just an account.
Free-to-air highlights worth knowing about
- BBC + ITV — every FA Cup round is on one of the two, from the third round through the final. The cup final is on both, traditionally with different commentary teams.
- ITV — England men’s qualifiers and a rotating slice of friendlies and Nations League fixtures.
- BBC — England women’s football in full, the Olympics, Wimbledon, and the World Athletics Championships.
- Channel 4 — the British Grand Prix every July, plus highlights of every other round of the F1 season.
- ITVX — the NFL late-Sunday window on a number of marquee weekends, plus the Super Bowl simulcast alongside Sky.
- BBC + ITV — Six Nations rugby in full, shared between the two free-to-air channels.
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Tonight on UK sport · May 2026
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