How to watch the EFL League cup final 2017 online
Chris
Chris, a UK-born media connoisseur, is an expert in watching international TV. Known as "The Global Screen Wanderer", he has travelled extensively across the globe with long stints away from home. With over 10 years of experience he has become the go-to guru for streaming content from home and abroad.
The EFL League Cup takes place on Sunday, 26th February 2017 between Southampton and Manchester United.
If you live in a country where the final isn’t shown or it’s on a TV station that you don’t have a subscription for then you could be left out in the cold and miss all the exciting football action.
The good news is there is a really easy way to watch the EFL League Cup final from any country in the world and in this guide I’m going to show you the simple steps you can take to watch the Final and you’ll be surprised it requires very little effort.
All you’re going to need is to sign up for a service called a VPN and I’ll explain more in the guide below. So what are you waiting for? Let’s find out what you’ll need.
How to watch the EFL cup final 2017 in any country
The EFL League Cup final is being shown online on US based streaming website Fubo.tv.
If you visit the Fubo.tv website from outside the US then you’ll be blocked from viewing and instead of watching the EFL cup final you’ll either not be able to select the match live stream or you’ll be blocked with a message similar to the following.
An example of a block message you may see.
The reason you’re blocked from viewing is because Fubo.tv knows you’re outside the US.
To bypass this block you’ll need to get yourself a VPN.
A VPN is a service that protects your privacy online and one of the features of this is you can disguise your location and appear somewhere else.
By using a VPN to appear in the United States you can bypass the block on Fubo.tv and watch the EPL League Cup final 2017 from any country in the world.
Where to get a VPN
If you search Google for the term VPN then you’ll be faced with a wall of options that goes on for pages.
Not all VPN services are suitable for streaming events such as the EPL League Cup 2017 final because they’re just too slow and if you try use one of them then you’ll end up with buffering ruining your enjoyment of the match.
I’ve been testing a selection of VPN services to find out which are the best for streaming the EPL League Cup final.
In my tests I found IPVanish to be the best because they were the fastest but any of the following three will be suitable, so just pick one and sign up.
- IPVanish – Best and fastest.
- ExpressVPN – Easy to use.
- StrongVPN – Good software.
All you need to do is click on one of the names above to visit the provider’s website and sign-up.
Once you’ve signed up continue reading below where I’ll show you how to use your new VPN service with Fubo.tv to stream the EPL League Cup final 2017 in any country in the world.
How to use the VPN to watch EPL League Cup final 2017
Now you’ve got a VPN service all you need to do is download the software for your Windows or Mac computer.
Below I’ve put together a simple step-by-step guide using IPVanish on Windows but the process is the same for Mac too. For the other providers the process is the same just the software layout will look a little different.
How to watch the EFL cup final 2017 in any country:
- Visit the IPVanish website and press Start Now to sign-up.
- Go to the Apps area of the website and download the Windows software.
- Install the software and then run it. Login when required.
- In the bottom right hand corner select United States.
- Press Connect.
- Once connected visit the Fubo.tv website.
- Enter your email address and press Sign Up. You will need to use a gmail email address if your usual email doesn’t work.
- Select the Fubo Pro account.
- Select “Continue to last step”.
- Enter your payment details. You get a 24 hour free trial and as long as you cancel before the 24 hours has finished then you won’t be charged.
All you need to do once you’re logged in is located the BeIN Sports stream on Sunday, 26th February 2017 at 2:30pm UK Time.
You’ll now be able to watch the entire EPL League Cup final 2017 from any country in the world.
You can of course keep the Fubo.tv account if you want to watch other great matches but if not then don’t forget to cancel after watching the match by logging into your account area.
