France’s premier soccer league, Ligue 1 (officially named Ligue 1 Uber Eats), is underway and continues into May. In the USA, beIN Sports has exclusive television rights to Ligue 1 matches through the end of the 2023/24 season. Read on, and I’ll explain how you can get beIN Sports and watch Ligue 1 for French soccer fans living in the US.
Most Affordable Way to Stream Ligue 1 Live: Subscribe to Sling TV’s World Sports Package. It’s only $10 per month to sign up. This will provide you with beIN Sports and beIN Sports Connect, allowing you to watch through the app.
Other Ways to Watch: FuboTV (1-week free trial) and Vidgo (sign up) also provide beIN Sports and access to beIN Sports Connect so you can watch Ligue 1
See our guide to streaming beIN Sports for more information on watching the channel.
Watch Ligue 1 on beIN Sports Connect
Once you subscribe to one of the services above Sling TV, FuboTV, or Vidgo, you can watch Ligue 1 live and on-demand through the beIN Sports Connect app on your streaming device. You just download the app to your device, open it, and prompted for a TV provider, use your username and password from one of the streaming services you chose. Bein Sports Connect is supported on iOS, Android, and Roku. Below are the steps I used to set up beIN Sports connect on Roku, but the steps are similar for other devices.
- Sign up for a streaming service with beIN Sports Connect- Sling TV (free trial) FuboTV (1-week free trial) or Vidgo (sign up)
- Go the channel store or app store on your device. On Roku, it’s called the “Channel Store.”
- Search for the beIN Sports Connect app, add it to your device, and then open it.
- In the app, select “Sign in” from the apps home screen
- Your Roku device will then show you an activation code and a URL.
- Using a computer or mobile web browser, go to https://www.beinsports.com/bundles/beinwebauth/webauth/index.html, chooce the streaming service you use and enter the code.
- You will then be asked for a TV provider and a username/password. I’m entering the username and password.
- Once you sign in, your TV screen will refresh. You should now have access to all the Ligue 1 matches through the beIN Sports Connect app.
Watch Ligue 1 on These Streaming Services
I wanted to provide a bit more detail on the 3 streaming services that carry beIN Sports. Below you will find more detail on each of the streaming services where you can watch Ligue 1 matches.
Sling TV
Sling TV is easily the most affordable option for beIN sports. Sling TV offers live beIN Sports, beIN Sports La Liga, and beIN Sports Connect in their $10 per month World Sports package. They offer a promotion at sign-up. Here are the details on Sling’s World Sports package:
Price: $10 per month
Channels: beIN Sports, beIN Sports Connect, beIN LaLiga, Willow, Willow Xtra, and Premiere
DVR: Comes with 50 hours of cloud storage. You can upgrade to 250 hours of storage for an additional $5 per month with the “DVR Plus” add-on.
Devices Supported: Devices supported: Roku, Apple TV, iOS devices, Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Air TV Player, Android TV, Android phones, and more. See our guide to Sling TV for more information.
FuboTV
FuboTV originally started as a streaming service catered to soccer fans before expanding their channel roster to compete with the top live streaming service. However, they haven’t forgotten their roots and still carry beIN Sports, beIN Sports en Español, beIN Sports La Liga, and beIN Sports Connect in their Pro Plan for $74.99, but offer a 1-week free trial for you to try. The Pro Plan includes:
- Live channels like AMC, A&E, USA, and more
- Live local CBS, FOX ABC, and NBC in many markets
- some live events in 4K resolution
- a cloud DVR
FuboTV supports Android smartphones and tablets, iOS devices, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, and more. For full detail on what FuboTV has to offer, check out our guide to FuboTV.
Try A One Week Free Trial to FuboTV
Also, Spanish Speakers may want to look into fubo Latino quarterly, as it offers beIN Sports, beIN Sports en Español at a significant discount to the standard package.
Vidgo
Vidgo is a newer Streaming service that offers fairly competitive pricing over other live streaming services. They provide a DVR for 90 days with the Vidgo “Plus” plan, but you need to upgrade to the “Ultimate” plan to keep the DVR past 90 days. Hopefully, that will change in the future.
beIN Sports in English is available as a part of their Core package along with over 60 other channels. New customers can sign up for the Core Plan for $69.99 per month. (They offer discounted promo pricing for new customers.) Vidgo doesn’t force you into a contract so you can cancel any time.
Vidgo is available on Android, iOS, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV. You can also stream the service on up to 3 devices at the same time. We have the full details in our guide to Vidgo’s live streaming service.
