How to watch Football (EPL, CL, FA Cup, & more) matches for free!
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: Peerzy
PPLIVE
Getting the Video
Download PPLive: http://www5.pplive.com/PPLiveSetup.exe
Then on match days go to: http://www.asiaplate.com/live.today.htm
It's like a program list, find the match you want and next to it look for a http://www.asiaplate.com/photo/media.logo.pplive.gif then 5 minutes before the match starts click the red chinese text next to the http://www.asiaplate.com/photo/media.logo.pplive.gif and the match name.
Streams with the http://www.asiaplate.com/photo/icon.arrow2.gif next to them a are the best, but others still work fine. A red X means the link is dead.
PPLive will auto open and a chinese pop up will appear in your system tray, ignore that and within 2-3 minutes WMP will open and it will take another 2-3 minutes to buffer and it will start playing.
English Audio
Turn down the audio on your match (in WMP) then go to the bbc football website (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/default.stm) and 90% of the time you will see :
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/8755/dunnololol9gv.jpg
Now click the linked bit that i highlighted in the picture (The BBC Five Live radio thing) and that will load english commentary.
Usually the BBC Five Live commentary is about 30 second or so ahead of your video (because the video has had to buffer) so what i usually do is wait for the BBC guy to say something that i can remember (Rooney takes a shot and it goes behind for a goal kick.
Then i push the stop button on the BBC radio thing. Go to my WMP with the video and wait untill i see Rooney take a shot and it go behind and then quickly push start again on my BBC radio thing, it'll take 2-3 seconds to buffer up a again and the sound and picture will be in time.
Do the following the change PPLive into English;
-Open PPLive.
- Right click on the icon that appears on your task tray.
- Click on the option highlighted on the image below.
http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/2926/pplive1ik.gif
Coolstreaming
Download Coolstreaming: ftp://202.108.25.8/coolstreaming0.45.exe
Then on match days go to: http://www.asiaplate.com/live.today.htm
Like you do with PPLive find the match you want and look for the small http://www.asiaplate.com/photo/media.logo.coolstreaming.gif. Next to that image it will have a channel name, usually ESPN. It's not a clickable link so you have to open up Coolstreaming, wait a few minutes and all the channels will appear.
Streams with the http://www.asiaplate.com/photo/icon.arrow2.gif next to them a are the best, but others still work fine. A red X means the link is dead.
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/6656/coolstre7rr.jpg
They more people (users) the better speed you'll get and the better quality and smoothness you'll get. This is because Coolstreaming is built arround Bittorent. Also to help get the best quality get a program like NetLimiter and make sure you cap the upload of Coolstreaming at half your full upload, otherwise you'll get smoothness issues sometimes.
The Bitrate is the quality of the picture, the higher it is the higher the quality and bigger the picture, the downside to this is that more data needs to be downloaded every second so you'll need a faster connection. 1MB down 256K upload should be enough for the largest bitrate size, but again it depends on how many users there are to upload the data to you.
Anyway, you know your match is going to be on ESPN at 4PM say, load up Coolstreaming 15 minutes before the match starts, this is so you can give it time to buffer and get playing the video and audio at a very smooth rate.
To load ESPN you just double click on the words ESPN within Coolstreaming. Give it 2-3 minutes and WMP will open and start buffering. You will need to latest WMP (Currently 10), it's free from Microsoft's website.
When you're finished close WMP and always remember to close the Coolstreaming icon in your system tray, because just closing WMP will not stop the stream and thus you'll still be uploading and downloading.
You can use the same method as you would use for PPLive to get English audio although i've found that quite a lot of Coolstreaming ESPN matches are already in English.
Links will be updated and posted HERE (http://www.filesharingtalk.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=100889).
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Posted by: manker
Great stuff, Peerzy. Loads of people will find that useful.
TVs are becoming surplus :smilie4:
Posted by: Peerzy
Main reason i find it helpful is because you have to pay £50+ a month to watch football in the UK now with Sky. BBC only has a highlights program late at night. So unless you pay you can't see any matches (par a few rare CL matches)
Posted by: dodgy368
This definitely works, watched the ManU(spit!) game earlier after Peerzy posted this on another thread.:D
Anyone think this thread should be pinned?(I do)
Posted by: manker
Anyone think this thread should be pinned?(I do)Most definitely.
Posted by: peat moss
I can't wait to share this with my son's soccer team ,we get the games a couple of days late here. Excellent post Peerzy . :01:
Posted by: Peerzy
I can't wait to share this with my son's soccer team ,we get the games a couple of days late here. Excellent post Peerzy . :01:
:angry: :angry: :angry:
Posted by: manker
Everyone knows it's puntsphere :dry:
Posted by: JPaul
This should be pinned, I will request it in the EATB section.
http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/showthread.php?p=1116348#post1116348
Posted by: manker
I'm watching my third Premiership match today :happy:
Birmingham Vs Man City. It's a shite game, but that's not the point.
Posted by: peat moss
I can't wait to share this with my son's soccer team ,we get the games a couple of days late here. Excellent post Peerzy . :01:
:angry: :angry: :angry:
OOps sorry , um Football I mean . :D
Posted by: Guillaume
Does it only do footie or is there any possibilty to get to see some rugby too? :unsure:
Posted by: Peerzy
Does it only do footie or is there any possibilty to get to see some rugby too? :unsure:
So far it's only shown Football and a tad bit of golf for me, but thats because i only turn it on at match times. I've seen adverts for baseball, rugby and other sports tho, so if you tune in at match times it might show something.
Posted by: manker
They're (ESPN) going to show/are showing the Tri-Nations.
I'm not exactly sure of when but I presume that's what it was as during my soccer marathon this afternoon, I saw a few trailers with Tana Umaga, George Gregan, Percy Montgomerie and various others scoring tries.
Posted by: Guillaume
They're (ESPN) going to show/are showing the Tri-Nations.
Damn. I completely forgot the Aussies were going to be stomped on by playing the Springboks this afternoon.
Posted by: manker
Australia played the Springboks earlier :unsure:
Edit: And lost :01:
Edit2: Spoiler above.
Posted by: JPaul
Edit2: Spoiler above.
Best interweb forum joke ever.
Posted by: enoughfakefiles
TVs are becoming surplus :smilie4:
Try telling this to the bosses at my place of work, they`ve just had one of them plasma screens put in the board room so they can watch the golf and it took four of us to lift it on the wall it was that heavy. :dry:
Posted by: maebach
Its a sticky :01: . Thanks alot Peerzy
Posted by: Peerzy
-Added guide on how to use Coolstreaming.
Posted by: dodgy368
Someone gave me this link to watch QPR V Shef Wed(Sky Sports game) online;
mms://213.8.106.59/1042444
After a little digging I found it was supplied by this site;
http://www.livesports.co.il/
I can't understand the language so was wondering if one of you guys could work out how to use this site.
Posted by: Skillian
Only just seen this thread, watching Man U vs Man City right now. Great stuff, thanks :)
Usually the BBC Five Live commentary is about 30 second or so ahead of your video (because the video has had to buffer) so what i usually do is wait for the BBC guy to say something that i can remember (Rooney takes a shot and it goes behind for a goal kick.
Then i push the stop button on the BBC radio thing. Go to my WMP with the video and wait untill i see Rooney take a shot and it go behind and then quickly push start again on my BBC radio thing, it'll take 2-3 seconds to buffer up a again and the sound and picture will be in time.
I can't get the radio 5 commentary synched with the video though. I press stop on the commentary, then play again at an appropriate time, but the commentary just rebuffers and starts playing live again. I can't seem to force that 30ish sec delay.
Any tips?
Posted by: Peerzy
Yeah it doesn't work anymore, it use to buffer and continue from where you had stopped it but it doesn't anymore.
Posted by: Skillian
Ah shame, wicked info though mate - thanks a lot.
Posted by: manker
Peerzy mate, the PPlive download link above wasn't working - I've been trying to install it on this other PC.
Here is an alternative download link:
http://www5.pplive.com/PPLiveSetup.exe
Posted by: Peerzy
Link updated, Thanks.
Posted by: Skillian
Asiaplate's pretty screwed now - there doesn't seem to be any links for Premiership games.
Anyone know of a good alternative?
Posted by: manker
Asiaplate's pretty screwed now - there doesn't seem to be any links for Premiership games.
Anyone know of a good alternative?Something to do with the English FA hunting down and eating any forums that post PPL links to EPL games :dabs:
If you get a few of the programs (Sopcast, PPStream and PPLive) and open one of them just after a Premier League game kicks off, just choose the channel with the most viewers and it's usually the match you're after.
Sometimes it won't work, but if you have a few other proggies as a back up - one of them usually comes up trumps.
Posted by: Skillian
Yeah, I've found a couple of sites that sometimes list what channels the game can be seen on (asiaplate does if you register), but it can be hard work selecting the right channel from the program sometimes.
I like to watch Spurs matches, so on a Saturday afternoon the most viewers thing doesn't really work :(
Posted by: manker
You could try supporting a more widely followed team; Charlton, for example.
:schnauz:
Posted by: Skillian
OK, I got to see Spurs tonight - 3-1, woot.
Like you say, you need a wide selection of programs to able to watch all the games you'd like nowadays. I used TVants tonight.
Very very useful link (http://forum.freefootball.org/viewtopic.php?t=17) if you're trying to watch Premiership footie for free - lots of links and useful info.
By the way, you can still use 5 Live radio to get English commentary as long as you use RealPlayer - this is detailed in the link above also.
Posted by: manker
Great link, thanks!
Posted by: BawA
anything for WorldCup?
i bought smart cards for 1100.Aed for 1 year ill be watching it anyway but i want it for some of my friends who couldnt afford to buy the card.
ohh btw no more work till the end of the cup :eeeeeeee:
Posted by: Pelorus
I prefer the program TVAnts
link :
http://download.tvants.com/pub/tvants/tvants1/win32/bin/TvantsSetup.EXE
Posted by: Peerzy
anything for WorldCup?
i bought smart cards for 1100.Aed for 1 year ill be watching it anyway but i want it for some of my friends who couldnt afford to buy the card.
ohh btw no more work till the end of the cup :eeeeeeee:
BBC let you watch games online for free on there website, UK only however. I hope to be able to get some videos of goals and highlights, but i'm not promising anything and it may not be all games (Japan V Croatia is hardly screaming out to have a 20 minute highlight video).
Posted by: Formula1
BawA some common sites to find football games are tracker.denness.net, mininova.org,torrentspy.com . BTW thanks Peerzy for writing this guide, it will definetely come in handy in the future..
Posted by: Formula1
Hey peerzy no matter how much i try i cant seem to connect to CCTV-5 no matter what. Whats your recommendation to overcoming this problem?
Posted by: Peerzy
No idea, maybe the link is down. If it works for other sites they chances are the link is down.
Posted by: jounior
the links dosnt work
Posted by: Barbarossa
I prefer the program TVAnts
link :
http://download.tvants.com/pub/tvants/tvants1/win32/bin/TvantsSetup.EXE
I agree. TVAnts is a good one. ;)
Posted by: @driano
Then on match days go to: http://www.asiaplate.com/live.today.htm
It's like a program list, find the match you want and next to it look for a then 5 minutes before the match starts click the red chinese text next to the and the match name.
man on that page cant find nothing with that icon.
1400 2100 Switzerland Togo PCast Tune to
1700 0000 Ukraine Arabia TVU network Tune to or
2000 0300 Spain Tunisia TVU network Tune to
That all I see . No red thingy no iceon no nothing
:S
Can someone help me pls
Posted by: manker
Asiaplate is different now, the post to which you're referring was made quite some time ago. I guess the powers that be have caught up with them and they altered their site :dabs:
Download the streaming software and install it from the links on the Asiaplate site. Then look at this link (http://phpbb88.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2&sid=55597d0345d516431f1ed1094fb0222e&mforum=otherark) to see what channel the football you want to watch is on and use the program it advises to view the game.
That's what I do.
Posted by: Barbarossa
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http://phpbb88.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2&sid=55597d0345d516431f1ed1094fb0222e&mforum=otherark
EDIT: That works
Posted by: manker
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EDIT: That works
Aye, it's weird, if I copy and link a website from my bookmarks, it adds a space at the end of the url so either the image or link doesn't work properly. I was aware of this but forgot.
Fixed now :)
Posted by: Peerzy
Your link did that. :blink:
http://phpbb88.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2&sid=55597d0345d516431f1ed1094fb0222e&mforum=otherark
EDIT: That works
Aye, it's weird, if I copy and link a website from my bookmarks, it adds a space at the end of the url so either the image or link doesn't work properly. I was aware of this but forgot.
Fixed now :)
It also added <br> to the end which is html code for making a new paragraph.
Posted by: @driano
where can I listen live to soccer game cuz bbc wont diffuse :S
they say that they dont have the rights :S
pls psl help thx
Posted by: Barbarossa
TVKoo (http://www.tvkoo.com/en/download.htm) is another live TV streaming app, very very simple to setup (no real install required, just run the exe) but it's not as configurable as other apps. Nice clean interface though, and the list of channel names is mostly in English.
Posted by: scaramanga
Chinese eh..Let me try it..
Posted by: samoyan
Download TuvPlayer (http://www.tvunetworks.com/downloads/index.htm), it has ESPN channels that shows sport stuff.
Posted by: footiemadd
i would recommend http://www.freefootballforum.com (http://www.freefootballforum.com/) got loads of streams listed including setanta sports and a nice footie tv guide
Posted by: omgwirjo
I use http://www.ppstream.com/ - it's quite good.
Posted by: Tmaster
good work
Posted by: peterjohno
Guys , i want to watch the liverpool match today and im using ppstream for the first time . Ive got a picture , but it wont stream !!! Everything looks ok , so i cant figure out why it wont stream . Its like a paused picture. Any ideas ???
Posted by: Windy72
where can I listen live to soccer game cuz bbc wont diffuse :S
they say that they dont have the rights :S
pls psl help thx
You may want to take a look at this link
http://www.socceraudio.com/inglaterra.htm
As for Live TV stream I use http://www.live-footy.org/
This is a good site where you do not need to register to access the TV streams but they do have forums where you will need to register. They also indicate English (EN) streams (not always 100% accurate). Strangely on some streams you get a nice English commentry and then some Cantonese over the top kinda weird. As the site is free it does appear to have some downtime on occassions so it is wise not not have all eggs in one basket.
It has also been suggested to get audio for UK only go to Radio five live stream in real player but pause the stream until the TV catches up with the audio. This no longer works for me I think the BBC have cottoned on to folks who delay the live audio in RP. The TV is not quite live it is usually 2-3 mins behind the actual action. So if you hear your neighbour shouting goal you know something is about to happen.
Guys , i want to watch the liverpool match today and im using ppstream for the first time . Ive got a picture , but it wont stream !!! Everything looks ok , so i cant figure out why it wont stream . Its like a paused picture. Any ideas ???
Being a UTD fan not sure I should help lol. Not really sure why you are having these issues. I would suggest turning Bit torrent off while you use this p2p TV software. In the above links there is advice to users of XP service pack 2 which is well known for shafting us p2p users. I would also say patience is required sometimes to access the streams. It does on occasions take 5 mins to get the stream going and even then you may get screen freezes. The longer you are on the better the quality of the stream usually.
BTW good luck at the Emirates next week. You could help us by keeping our rivals off our backs :-)
Posted by: 123123
wow thanks dude, it will come in handy soon)
Posted by: salambin
i'm using sattelite receiver with mod firmware.
Posted by: r9batista
thanx dude
Posted by: k0udek
tks
Broadsword (http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/members/broadsword-135971)
Posted by: darkrival
wow.. thank you
i never knew this :D
Posted by: bixente
thanks a lot guys.
it worked great
Posted by: phantom_10
thanx man ..
Posted by: heivsene
Great Stuff,
I like soccer so much.
Thanks!
Posted by: prisonbreak2
thanks a lot
Posted by: Muzza
Sweet can't wait to try it out!
Posted by: Wutang
sounds great, will try it
Posted by: Mtv
great way to watch free sports.. will try it soon
Posted by: Chrys
great,thanx
Posted by: moikan
wow, i needed this!! thanks!!!!!
Posted by: Shando
I like soccer so much
THX MAN
GR8 WORK
Posted by: BassJunkie
Thanx for all of the awesome sites...... does anyone know if their are any alternatives instead of TVants because i've got a mac and it's not compatible.
Posted by: Shutgun
thanks
Posted by: jimbo12345
go to www.football4less.com (http://www.football4less.com)
On there you'll find schedules for the up coming week. It will also tell you where you can watch it live for free (e.g. TVants, Sopcast)
Next, you need to donwload the software for that (TVants, Sopcast). Then, when its downloaded, run this and search for the channel.
Easy.
Posted by: samoyan
Nice thread!!!
Posted by: ArchStanton
Has anyone ever had problems with trojans or spyware after watching these streams? I am concerned.
Posted by: unknown6
thanks
Posted by: samoyan
http://livetv.ru/en/
Posted by: mno611
http://myp2p.eu has been working great for me the last couple of months. And thanks for all the other links.
Posted by: kuti
Nice thread...Thanks
Posted by: DominatoR
thanks for the links :). that's really nice
Posted by: foots76x
very nice thread,i can advice you another page
http://www.footballonsat.com
You can find all the channels and satellite details of the channels at the main page,if you click élive TV" at the menu,you can find streaming programme.Look at the schedule and click the right channel.It is free and i didnt have any problem last 3 months there.
Posted by: KevinGarnet
very good.. really good job.. thnx for this useful program and guide..
Posted by: Michellin
What program do you use to do those
Posted by: zd0d
Wow awesome. This will be great when the prem is rolling again.
Posted by: pazsh
Tnx A Lot Man!!!!
Posted by: munaaf
Great tut and all apart from the fact that PPLive tries many attacks on your computer especially Trojans
Posted by: user2000
thanksssssssssssss
good job