beIN Sports English

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Competitions available on beIN Sports English

UEFA Champions League

2024-2027

BeIN Sports has extended its exclusive UEFA Champions League rights in Asia and the Middle East and North African (MENA) regions for two years, including the full 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons. BeIN’s Champions League rights cover the following Asian countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Brunei, Cambodia, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, UAE, and Yemen.

▶ More details: How to watch UEFA Champions League in the United Arab Emirates

UEFA Europa League

2024-2027

beIN SPORTS MENA remains the exclusive UEFA Europa League broadcaster in multiple MENA and some sub-Saharan African territories from 2024 to 2027 following a three-year extension. The commercial broadcaster’s deal with UEFA covers the 2024-25 through the 2026-27 versions of the UEFA Europa League. Countries covered under beIN SPORTS MENA’s deal include: Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territory, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

▶ More details: How to watch UEFA Europa League in the United Arab Emirates

UEFA Conference League

2024-2027

beIN Sports is the official broadcaster of the UEFA Conference League in the MENA region, which includes countries across the Middle East and North Africa such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Morocco, and others. Coverage is available in both Arabic and English, with matches televised on beIN Sports channels 1-9 and beIN Sports English channels 1-3, as well as on the broadcaster's online platforms.

▶ More details: How to watch UEFA Conference League in the United Arab Emirates

World Cup Qualifying

2029-2032

UEFA Super Cup

2024-2027

The UEFA Super Cup is broadcast live on beIN SPORTS in MENA each season from 2024 to 2027. The match features the winners of the Champions League and Europa League and is shown with full matchday coverage across Arabic, French, and English channels.

Live UEFA Super Cup access is exclusive and region-wide, with simulcasts on beIN's streaming platforms, beIN Sports Connect and TOD.

England - Premier League

2025-2028

BeIN Media Group has secured exclusive broadcast rights for the Premier League in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa) for the 2025-26, 2026-27, and 2027-28 seasons. This covers all countries in the region, including Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the UAE, and Yemen.

▶ More details: How to watch Premier League in the United Arab Emirates

Spain - La Liga

2024-2028

beIN Sports has successfully reacquired exclusive LaLiga linear and digital rights in the Middle East and several African territories from 2024 to 2028. The 23 countries covered in this four-year deal include Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territory, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

▶ More details: How to watch La Liga in the United Arab Emirates

France - Ligue 1

2024-2029

beIN Sports is the exclusive Ligue 1 broadcaster in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for the 2024-25 to 2028-29 cycle, covering over 20 countries, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Algeria, and Morocco. Fans in the MENA region can watch live Ligue 1 matches and replays on beIN Sports in three languages: Arabic on the beIN Sports 1-9 channels, and English and French on beIN Sports English 1-2 and beIN Sports French 1-2, respectively.

▶ More details: How to watch Ligue 1 in the United Arab Emirates

England - Championship

2024-2028

beIN SPORTS has retained its exclusive EFL media rights in over 20 MENA territories from 2024 to 2028 following a four-year extension. Subscribers in Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territory, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen can watch select EFL matches on beIN SPORTS’s linear channels.

▶ More details: How to watch Championship in the United Arab Emirates

England - FA Cup

2024-2028

beIN Sports holds digital and linear Emirates FA Cup rights in multiple Middle Eastern and African territories. The commercial broadcaster provides TV and streaming coverage of FA Cup games in the following countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territory, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

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beIN Sports holds digital and linear Emirates FA Cup rights in multiple Middle Eastern and African territories. The commercial broadcaster provides TV and streaming coverage of FA Cup games in the following countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territory, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Broadcasts are offered in Arabic, French, and English depending on location, and subscribers can watch games in HD (with some also shown in 4K).

In addition, fans only looking to stream games on mobiles, tablets, computers, and smart TVs without access to linear channels can sign up for beIN Media Group's app TOD, launched in January 2022. TOD also offers enriching game-related content via its TOD360 feature, which generates match highlights and provides additional content such as match and player stats.

Viewers already subscribed to a full broadcast package can stream matches using beIN SPORTS CONNECT. beIN SPORTS CONNECT is also compatible with a wide range of devices and is available at no extra cost for fans who want to watch and stream games on the network's linear and digital platforms.

England - League Cup

2025-2027

Carabao Cup matches are shown live on beIN SPORTS in Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territory, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. beIN SPORTS has been the exclusive broadcaster for EFL Cup matches in the Middle East and North Africa for 14 years and signed its latest deal with the EFL, via Pitch International, at the beginning of the 2024-25 season and it will last until the end of the 2027-28 season.

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Carabao Cup matches are shown live on beIN SPORTS in Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territory, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

beIN SPORTS has been the exclusive broadcaster for EFL Cup matches in the Middle East and North Africa for 14 years and signed its latest deal with the EFL, via Pitch International, at the beginning of the 2024-25 season and it will last until the end of the 2027-28 season. As part of the deal, all 93 Carabao Cup matches each season are shown on beIN SPORTS.

Carabao Cup matches on beIN SPORTS MENA are shown live across the platform’s linear TV channels and streamed live on the platform’s app, beIN SPORTS CONNECT. The app can be downloaded onto iOS and Android devices and Carabao Cup highlights can also be streamed here.

All Carabao Cup matches on beIN SPORTS MENA are broadcast in Arabic, English and French.

England - League One

2024-2027

England - League Two

2024-2027

Copa Libertadores

2023-2026

beIN Sports holds exclusive rights to broadcast every match of the Copa Libertadores in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region from 2023 through the 2026 edition, following a four-year agreement signed with CONMEBOL. The contract covers all matches with commentary options in Arabic, English, and French across the network's television channels.

▶ More details: How to watch Copa Libertadores in the United Arab Emirates

Copa Sudamericana

2023-2026

UEFA Women's Champions League

2024-2027

beIN Sports MENA retained exclusive rights to the UEFA Women’s Champions League for the 2025–26 and 2026–27 seasons under a new agreement with UC3. The rights apply to 23 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, including key markets such as Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

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beIN Sports MENA retained exclusive rights to the UEFA Women’s Champions League for the 2025–26 and 2026–27 seasons under a new agreement with UC3. The rights apply to 23 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, including key markets such as Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Although the overall deal awarded rights across both MENA and Asia, this description addresses the MENA-specific component.

The UEFA Women’s Champions League introduced a new competition format beginning with the 2025–26 campaign, replacing the previous group stage with an 18-team league phase. Matches are carried live on beIN Sports MENA’s television channels and are made available digitally through the TOD platform and beIN Sports Connect. Broadcast coverage includes full matches, extended highlights, interviews, and analysis, catering to a multilingual audience across the MENA territories.

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About

beIN Sports English history, coverage, features

beIN Sports 1 Arabia English is a pay-television channel owned and operated by the beIN Media Group. The channel is part of a network that saw the light on June 1, 2012. Nevertheless, the network would only be known worldwide as beIN Sports until January 2014.

Over the years, beIN Sports 1 Arabia English has aired a large variety of disciplines out of the network’s vast broadcasting rights’ catalogue. Some of the sports covered on this channel have included football, rugby, cricket, handball, motorsports, tennis, basketball, and multi-sport events such as the Olympic Games. Both domestic and international competitions have been aired on this channel over time., with all its shows and programming being aired in English, contrary to most of its sister channels.

Speaking about football, beIN Sports 1 Arabia English has aired content for leagues such as La Liga, the English Premier League, the Italian Serie A, the French Ligue 1, the Qatar Stars League, the Moroccan First Division, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League, the CAF Champions League, the European Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup.

National team football has also been covered by beIN Sports 1 Arabia English. Tournaments such as the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro have found airtime on this channel throughout the years.

beIN Sports 1 Arabia English was launched as a Standard Definition channel, but a High-Definition feed saw the light afterwards to become the main option to watch this channel. A downscaled version of beIN Sports 1 Arabia English may be available for users who do not have access to HD technology in this country.