English fans will have to pay a little extra as the Champions League and Europa League finals will not be available for free. As per a latest report on Monday (May 18), fans in the United Kingdom will have to pay extra or buy a new subscription.

This comes as a huge setback for fans when English clubs are on a historic run and could sweep all three competitions with Arsenal, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace playing in European finals.

Champions League, Europa League Final Will Not Be Free

The Champions League and Europa League have been streamed live for free on TNT Sports in the United Kingdom. However, TNT Sports has opted to restrict access to customers and subscribers to its streaming platform, HBO Max. New sign-ups over the next few days will be able to watch the finals, with the cheapest subscription to HBO Max available for £4.99, with TNT Sports costing £31.99 a month on most platforms.

Before BT Sport (TNT Sports' old name before merger) bought the rights, Champions League finals had been live on ITV, which had exclusive rights from the competition's launch, as the rebranded European Cup, in 1992 until 2003, then joint rights with Sky Sports until 2015.

TNT Sport's decision is understood to have been the source of some angst at UEFA, with sources saying it breaks the spirit of a contract that states "bestendeavours" should be made to ensure the finals are available for free.

BT Sport/TNT Sport added the new Conference League to its rights five years ago but will lose all three competitions from the 2027-28 season, having been outbid by Paramount for the Champions League and by Sky Sports for the other two in UEFA's media rights auction last year.

When is the Champions League final?

TheChampionsLeague final is on May 31 and will be played between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain. In an unusual time, the match will start at 5:00 p.m. BST, three hours before its usual start time. The match will come live on the TNT Sports Network on TV, while HBO Max will livestreamit.