Sports streaming re-runs that are FREE for a limited time, eg, World Cup and Euro footy, NBA, NFL & more
Plus how to watch past Premier League games, tennis, and WWE
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has put a halt to most live sport across the world, but thankfully some leagues have made their sporting archives completely free to stream for a limited time including FIFA World Cup matches, the Euro '96 tournament, NBA basketball, and NFL American football – plus watch other sport, such as Premier League football, tennis, and WWE.
It means that while we won't get to enjoy the great summer of live sport we were hoping for with Euro 2020, Wimbledon, and the Olympics in Japan, we can still enjoy some recent and vintage sport. This list is especially good if you don't subscribe to BT or Sky Sports, you follow a particular sport, or want to take this opportunity to try one out for the first time.
MSE Update, 5 June: It's been announced that the Premier League will be kicking off again from Wed 17 June 'behind closed doors' with no fans. Of the 92 games remaining in the season, 33 will be shown for free on TV – see how to watch them.
Below are the sports leagues allowing you to stream past content free for a limited time with no payment details required.
Full-length past World Cup football matches & films via FIFA YouTube
It's not quite the football coming home that we were hoping for, but right now you can bring selected World Cup matches to your home as FIFA's official YouTube channel is streaming full-length games and films from past World Cup tournaments for free.
It's streamed 29 full matches which you can now watch on demand including England vs USA from the France 2019 Women's World Cup, England vs Germany from South Africa 2010, France vs Argentina from Russia 2018, and Germany vs Sweden from USA 2003 – see the full list.
The entire Euro '96 championship on ITV Hub
Baddiel and Skinner's Three Lions was the anthem of the summer of 1996 as the UEFA European Football Championship was held in England.
You can relive all 31 games from the championship – which included both England and Scotland – for free on the ITV Hub. The games are available to watch on demand throughout June.
The 2019-20 NBA basketball season & classic games
This is a slam dunk... you can watch the NBA League Pass streaming service for free (normally £150 a year) until Mon 31 Aug.
The service includes all games that have been played so far from the temporarily-suspended 2019-20 season, as well as every game from the 2018-19 season – so plenty of NBA basketball to whet your appetite – just try not to dribble.
If you're looking for some suggestions of which past games to watch, try the Los Angeles Lakers (one of the NBA's most popular teams) vs New Orleans Pelicans from 1 March 2020 and Toronto Raptors vs Golden State Warriors from 13 June 2019 – the game that decided last year's NBA champions.
The 2019 NFL American football season & more
America's National Football League has grown in popularity in the UK over the past few years, with London hosting three-to-four games every year, with over 80,000 fans attending each game at Wembley Stadium.
If you're an NFL fan or you want to give it a go, you can score the NFL Game Pass for free (normally £40 a year) until Fri 31 July. The streaming service includes all games from the 2019 season, as well as NFL's Hard Knocks documentaries.
15,000 WWE shows including some past Royal Rumble and WrestleMania events
WWE's brand of pro-wrestling 'sports-entertainment' is a unique mix of athleticism, stunts, soap opera and theatrics.
You can pin down a free version of the WWE Network (normally £9.99 a month), which launched at the beginning of June. It doesn't include all content such as the latest monthly pay-per-view events – those are only for paid subscribers – but WWE says you can watch 15,000 of its past shows.
When I checked on Mon 8 June, this included events such as WrestleMania 31-35, Royal Rumble 2015-2019, recent episodes of Raw, SmackDown and NXT, documentaries such as the Monday Night War, and reality series such as Total Divas and Miz & Mrs.
Classic Euro football matches on BBC iPlayer
If you've a TV licence, then it can be worth checking from time-to-time what BBC iPlayer has on demand in its sport section. It often has a lot of highlight shows, but also includes some full-length replays for a limited time.
When I checked on Mon 8 June, you could relive classic Euro football matches including Scotland vs Netherlands from 1992, Scotland vs England from 1996, Scotland vs Germany from 1992, and Wales vs Slovakia from 2016. All games are available to watch throughout June.
Boxing, rally cars & World's Strongest Man on My5
Channel 5's on demand streaming service My5 is free to all and has a variety of past sport on offer.
While its boxing cards don't include the biggest fights, they still feature hard-hitting bouts from fighters including former light-welterweight world champion Amir Khan.
You'll also find World's Strongest Man contests from 2016 and 2019, as well as last year's UK Strongest Man if you really want to feel emasculated. For motorsport fans, there's the 2017 and 2019 Wales Rally GB.
This last one is a bit different as you'll either need to be an Amazon Prime subscriber, or use our trick to get it free for a month – though for this you will have to enter payment details, so remember to cancel if you don't want to keep it.
Past Premier League games & ATP tennis with Amazon Prime (or free month trial)
If you've Amazon Prime or sign up to a free 30-day trial, you can watch a selection of past Premier League matches and ATP tennis games that were previously streamed live at Prime Video.
It includes 20 Premier League games from December 2019, eg, Manchester United vs Newcastle, Chelsea vs Aston Villa, Liverpool vs Everton, and Arsenal vs Brighton.
Tennis
You can also watch matches from November 2019's ATP tennis finals, eg, Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal vs Daniil Medvedev, as well as 13 games from Andy Murray's singles return to the tournament from September and October.
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How to watch Prime Video free for 30 days
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If you've never signed up to Amazon Prime before, you can get a free one-month Amazon Prime Trial* (usually £7.99 a month or £79 a year). Follow the link and select 'Start your free trial'.
Important: At the end of the trial you'll be automatically enrolled into a paid Prime subscription and unless you cancel, Amazon will take £7.99 or £79 from your account (depending on whether you chose to pay monthly or annually) – so remember to cancel if you don't want to continue your Prime membership.
Have you checked out any of these sports streaming services? How are you still getting your sport fix? Let me know in the comments below or on Twitter @MSE_Deals.
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