Viewing Guides
How to Watch Football Tactically — A Quick Guide for the Casual Fan
Casual viewers watch the ball. Tactical viewers watch the players without the ball. Here''s how to upgrade your viewing in 10 simple shifts.
Form, fixtures, and the structural changes shaping the 2026-27 Premier League title race. Who's on the inside line?
Casual viewers watch the ball. Tactical viewers watch the players without the ball. Here''s how to upgrade your viewing in 10 simple shifts.
Trying to convert a friend or partner into a football fan? These eight matches show football at its best — drama, beauty, narrative, and stakes.
Complete World Cup 2026 schedule with kickoff times auto-adjusted to your timezone. All 48 nations, 12 groups, knockout bracket, plus how to subscribe via Google / Apple / Outlook calendar.
Japan's road to World Cup 2026: full Group F schedule (Netherlands, Tunisia, Sweden), key players to watch, and the Samurai Blue's pursuit of a first quarterfinal.
Region-by-region World Cup 2026 broadcast guide: Fox + Telemundo (US), BBC + ITV (UK), TSN (Canada), Optus + SBS (Australia), and more. VPN options for fans abroad.
学生限定の年一括プラン。年 16,000 円、月割換算で実質 1,333 円。
2026/7/20 までの加入で最初の 3 ヶ月が月 980 円。初年度総額 26,340 円。サッカー特化プランで W杯 2026 全 104 試合 + Jリーグ + 欧州主要リーグを網羅。
2026/4/21〜8/30 期間限定加入のサッカー特化プラン。月 2,600 円、年総額 31,200 円。
DAZN 通常プラン。月 4,200 円。サッカー以外のスポーツも視聴したい人向け。
年一括 32,000 円。月割換算で実質 2,667 円。
ABEMA とまとめて契約できる DAZN プラン。月 3,800 円 (2026/1/30 料金改定)。
年一括 30,000 円。月割換算で実質 2,500 円。
DMM プレミアム同梱で月 3,480 円。DMM のアニメ・映画も見放題に。
ドコモ料金プラン契約者は月 6 円で DAZN 見放題。
au 料金プラン契約者は 0 円で DAZN 見放題。
現地観戦で USA / メキシコ / カナダに行った日本人向け。日本サーバー経由で DAZN・NHK 配信を視聴可能。
Brazilian torcidas. Argentine barras bravas. Liverpool''s Kop. Borussia Dortmund''s Yellow Wall. The ten fan bases that define football''s emotional landscape.
Subscribe to a live World Cup 2026 calendar feed that auto-updates when fixtures shift. Step-by-step setup for Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, and Outlook.
The 2026-27 Premier League season is a four-way race with Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, and Newcastle all carrying genuine title pedigree, plus a Chelsea / Manchester United pair trying to claw back into the top six. The opening question — can anyone take the title off Pep Guardiola's hands before he steps away?
| Club | What's true | What's the doubt |
|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | Maresca's system has clicked; Palmer is the league's best No. 10 | The squad has 8+ rotational #10s and they can't all start |
| Manchester United | Amorim's third year, defensive identity finally stable | No proven striker since Højlund went to Italy |
| Aston Villa | Champions League regular, Emery is a UCL specialist | Squad turnover after losing two regulars to Saudi Pro League |
| Tottenham | New ownership era, fresh manager | Years of rebuild ahead of trophy contention |
Guardiola has hinted 2026-27 is his last Manchester City season. Squad selection in big games will be designed to send him out with a trophy, even at the cost of long-term planning. Expect rotation discipline to slip and the bench to be deeper than usual.
The new Financial Sustainability rules mean mid-table clubs (West Ham, Brighton, Brentford) will sell key players to comply. Net spending is concentrated in the top 4. Expect the gap to widen, not narrow.
Five subs across three windows is now baked into the league. Tactically literate managers (Arteta, Slot, Howe) use it to bring on a different game plan after 60 minutes — see Arsenal's "Ødegaard off, Merino on" pattern.
| Date | What's happening |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | First weekend (kickoff) |
| 2026-12-21 | Last fixture before winter slowdown — clubs in UCL knockouts start managing minutes |
| 2027-03-15 | UCL R16 second leg week — top 4 clubs will rest league regulars |
| 2027-05-23 | Final matchday — title and CL spots decided |
Subscribe to the Premier League ICS feed to follow your club's full 38-game slate.
Subscribe once. Every match syncs to Google, Apple, and Outlook automatically — no manual updates needed.
| Channel | What it covers |
|---|---|
| U-NEXT Sports | All 380 matches live |
| DAZN | Highlights, simulcast for big matches |
| WOWOW | Selected high-profile fixtures |
Kickoff times (JST):
Q. Who wins the 2026-27 title? A. City and Liverpool are co-favourites at most books (around 3/1 each). Arsenal at 4/1, Newcastle at 12/1. The order is tighter than at any point in the last decade.
Q. How many Champions League spots? A. Five — the top 4 plus one bonus place if the Premier League's UEFA coefficient holds (which it has). This is what makes 4th-6th place so consequential.
Q. When does Guardiola officially leave? A. Contract ends June 2027. He has not extended publicly. If City sign no extension by the New Year, the post-Pep search is on.
Q. What's the post-Salah plan at Liverpool? A. Slot has not committed to a successor. The likely scenario is a £100M+ winger in summer 2026 (rumours: Antonio Nusa, Estêvão), with Salah's contract extension being match-fitness dependent.