How to watch Ligue 1: live stream every 2020/21 French football fixture from anywhere

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Once you have it downloaded and installed, just go ahead and open the VPN app, hit 'choose location', and you'll virtually transport yourself back home - it really is that easy. Then you're ready to watch your Ligue 1 live stream of choice wherever you are in the world.

Anyone wanting to watch top-flight French football in Great Britain or Ireland is well-served by BT Sport, which has exclusive rights to Ligue 1 matches in the UK.

In terms of getting BT Sport, it's available as part of the provider's wide range of TV and broadband packages - as well as being offered as an add-on with Sky.

But more temptingly, there's now also the option of a BT Sport Monthly Pass, priced at just £25 a month on a contract-free basis - or Irish viewers can take advantage of an even cheaper €17 a month offer via Now TV.

If you're out of the UK or Ireland but have subscribed to a streaming service you want to access from abroad, remember you can always use a VPN to enjoy all the content you've already paid for back home.

International pay-TV sports specialist beIN Sports has the rights to broadcast Ligue 1 French football in the US. Subscribing also means you can watch via the beIN Sports Connect app.

BeIN Sports can be accessed via most cable providers in America, but cord-cutters can also get it through TV streaming services such as FuboTV and Sling.

These services can both be trialled for FREE, and the current Sling TV FREE  1-week trial offer is especially worth considering - plus there's also a Spanish-language option if you prefer.

French-language channel TV5Unis is also showing this season's Ligue 1 fixtures in the US.

Much like in the US, beIN Sports and the French-language TV5 are where PSG, Lyon, Marseille and the rest of Ligue 1's best teams will be shown in Canada. Subscribers can also tune in through the BeIN Sports Connect app on mobile.

If you don't want to subscribe to beIN, then FuboTV is the exclusive over-the-top provider carrying the Ligue 1 soccer coverage offered by BeIN. 

Of course, if you are outside Canada, you can follow the VPN route above and tune in with a BeIN or Fubo login all the same. 

If you fancy watching top flight Spanish football Down Under, then you'll need to be a subscriber to beIN Sports who has secured exclusive live coverage rights to Ligue 1 for this season.

If you're a Foxtel customer, you can add beIN to your package for an extra fee. No worries if you aren't though, as you can also subscribe to beIN as a standalone subscription that can be watched on your laptop, desktop computer or mobile device. That costs $19.99 per month after you've taken advantage of a FREE two-week trial.

That said, sports streaming specialists Kayo Sports includes beIN in its package. The Basic plan costs just $25 a month and lets you stream on two screens, while Premium is a mere $35 a month for simultaneous viewing on up to three devices. 

Of the two, Kayo Sports Premium represents the best value as it offers multi-screen support - which means you can effectively split the price of a monthly subscription between friends or family and pay less.

There's even a free 14-day Kayo Sports trial on offer, so you can check it out for yourself without committing a penny, and its app works across PCs, Macs, smartphones, tablets, select smart TVs and more, and it lets you watch a load of other great sports too, including NBA basketball, F1 and American football.

From even a cursory glance at the rest of this article, you can probably guess who's showing Ligue 1 football in New Zealand. That's right...our old friends beIN Sports.

Sky subscribers can add beIN to their package at an additional cost or, like in Australia, you can subscribe to a standalone package that can be watched via your laptop, desktop or mobile app. It costs $19.78 per month after you've taken advantage of the FREE two-week trial.