With Sky Sports and BT Sport subscriptions anything but cheap these days, you'll be pleased to know that plenty of free football will be coming your way.
FreeSports, a dedicated 24/7 sports channel, are launching tomorrow, and as well as having rights to show rugby league, motorsport, ice hockey, tennis, MMA and more, through deals with the likes of IMG, MP Silva, Lagardere, Pitch and Infront, have been able to secure some football for your viewing pleasure.
While there's no Premier League or European football, as Sky and BT rule the roost over that, FreeSports will be showing 10 live games across various leagues and nations across the globe per week.
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As per The Mirror, FreeSports' 'UK exclusive coverage' enables them to show two games from the Portuguese top flight, three from the Belgian Pro League, two from Argentina's top tier, one game from the Spanish second division as well as an unspecified amount of Irish Airtricity league fixtures.
While the above games might not be so glamorous if you're not a mad football hipster, FreeSports, which is the linked to existing channel Premier Sports, have the access to the television content churned out by European giants Barcelona, Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund, and will be able to show full replays of their recent games, which are expected to be on our screens around 24 hours after the final whistle.
You'll be able to catch a replay of this man doing his thing, as part of a deal with Barca TV. Image: PA
Immediately once the channel launches tomorrow, it will available on Freeview, TalkTalk and BT on channel 95, on Sky on 424 and FreeSat on 252 - though Virgin Media viewers will not be able to take advantage of the free sports just yet.
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According to bosse, more than 10 million homes across the UK are set to have the option to tune in for their weekly sport fix, and general manager Richard Sweeney cannot wait for the launch.
"We are super excited to be launching this new free-to-air sports channel which marks a first for our business and a first in the UK TV market," he said.
"We believe our
new service will be welcomed and enjoyed by UK consumers, many of whom don't
have access to a dedicated live sports channel."
The live coverage is starting with a bang, as FreeSports will show England Under 21's first Euro Qualifier against Netherlands at 5pm on Friday.
Will you be taking advantage of the free football?
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