How to Watch the Premier League 2026-27 in France

To watch the Premier League in France in 2026-27: Canal+ holds the exclusive French rights — it is the only place to watch live. A standard Canal+ subscription costs from €19.99/month (with a 24-month commitment) or €24.99/month with no commitment, and includes the Premier League alongside the Champions League, Formula 1, MotoGP, Top 14 rugby and Apple TV+. There is no free-to-air live coverage in France.

Since August 2022, the English Premier League has been exclusive to Canal+ in France, and that remains the case for the 2026-27 season. Canal+ shows the Premier League matches selected for international broadcast — the great majority of the weekly fixtures — with French-language commentary across its Canal+ Sport and Canal+ Foot channels. There is no second broadcaster and no free-to-air route: Canal+ is the single home of the Premier League in France. This is part of a deliberate Canal+ strategy — after stepping back from French domestic Ligue 1 (which moves entirely to the league's own Ligue 1+ platform from 2026-27), Canal+ has concentrated its football and premium-sport spending on the Champions League, the Premier League, Top 14 and Formula 1. The Premier League is a centrepiece of that refocused offer. So for a French fan, the Premier League question is simple: you need Canal+. The only decision is which Canal+ package, and they all include the Premier League from the entry tier up.

The Premier League is included from the entry Canal+ subscription, so you do not need a premium tier for it. The base Canal+ offer costs €19.99/month with a 24-month commitment, or €24.99/month with no commitment. That subscription bundles a remarkable amount of premium sport: the Premier League, the two best Champions League matches per matchday, the Formula 1 and MotoGP Grands Prix, the Top 14 rugby — plus an Apple TV+ subscription included. That makes Canal+ exceptional value if you follow more than one sport. A single €19.99-24.99/month subscription covers English and European football plus motorsport and rugby. Higher Canal+ bundles (Canal+ Ciné Séries at €29.99/month, Canal+ La Totale) add Netflix, Paramount+ and entertainment, but they do not add more Premier League — the football is the same from the entry tier. Canal+ offers a first-month-free trial on committed plans and a discounted €19.99/month rate for under-26s. It streams via the myCANAL app on smart TVs, mobile, tablet, games consoles and the web, alongside satellite and box distribution.

No. There is no free-to-air live Premier League coverage in France. The competition is an exclusive Canal+ pay-TV product, and no French free-to-air channel shows live Premier League matches. French sports programmes and free-to-air news carry highlights, results and analysis, and Canal+ and the Premier League official channels publish clips after matches — but a full live match is not available free in France. The lowest-cost legal route is a no-commitment Canal+ subscription at €24.99/month taken for a specific stretch of the season, the first-month-free trial on a committed plan, or the discounted under-26 rate. Because Canal+ holds everything with no second broadcaster and no blackout window, the French market is straightforward: one subscription covers every Premier League match Canal+ broadcasts, with no need to add a second service.

France is one hour ahead of the UK (CET vs GMT), so Premier League kickoff times shift forward by an hour for French viewers. The Saturday 12:30pm UK early kickoff is 13:30 in France; the 3:00pm UK Saturday matches are 16:00; the 5:30pm UK evening game is 18:30. Sunday's 2:00pm and 4:30pm UK fixtures are 15:00 and 17:30 in France, and the Friday and Monday 8:00pm UK night games kick off at 21:00. These are convenient viewing times for French fans — Saturday afternoon and evening, Sunday afternoon, weeknight prime time. Canal+ wraps its Premier League coverage with French-language studio shows and build-up around the Saturday and Sunday slates. Midweek rounds air on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings French time, generally from 20:30 and 21:15. The English Boxing Day and New Year programme runs over the holiday period when Ligue 1 and most of European football pause for a winter break, giving Canal+ subscribers in France a steady run of festive football.

Because Canal+ holds every Premier League match in France, following the whole competition needs just one subscription. The cheapest full-season route is the committed Canal+ plan at €19.99/month, which across the roughly ten active months of the season works out around €200 — and that price also gives you the Champions League, F1, MotoGP, Top 14 and Apple TV+, making it outstanding value for a multi-sport fan. If you want flexibility, the no-commitment Canal+ plan at €24.99/month lets you subscribe and cancel around the fixtures you care about. Taking it for four key months would be around €100, and the first-month-free trial on committed plans can cover an opening stretch at no cost. The budget approach: under-26s get the discounted €19.99/month rate; everyone else can watch free highlights through the season and take a no-commitment month around a decisive run of fixtures. With one broadcaster, no second subscription and no blackout, a single Canal+ month unlocks every Premier League match in that window — and incidentally the Champions League, F1 and Top 14 too.