Celtic Host Rangers in Old Firm Derby With Free US Stream and International TV Options
Celtic host Rangers in the Old Firm Derby on Sept. 20 at 12pm BST. TechRadar reports free US coverage on CBS Sports Golazo, UK coverage on Sky Sports, Australian coverage on beIN Sports, and VPN options for viewers abroad.
TechRadar reports that Celtic go into the game top of the Scottish Premiership with 18 points, five clear of Rangers, but that Derek McInnes' side has a chance to gain ground after Celtic suffered back-to-back heavy defeats. Rangers beat Celtic 3-0 last Sunday in front of a 50,000-strong home crowd, and Celtic then lost 3-1 at home to Hungarian club Ferencvarosi on Thursday.
Away supporters are barred from all Old Firm Derbies this season, TechRadar reports, as punishment for the mass pitch invasion that followed their Scottish Cup quarter-final tie in March. That means all 60,411 seats at Parkhead will be filled by Celtic fans, a role reversal from last week's match at Rangers.
TechRadar writes that Martin O'Neill, approaching his 30th Old Firm Derby, may be ill-prepared. It points to unsettled selections in goal, defence and up front, saying none of the experiments have worked so far. It adds that if Celtic start badly, or if O'Neill again selects Sebastian Tounekti ahead of World Cup breakout star Haissem Hassan, the full voice of Celtic Park could work in Rangers' favour.
In the US, TechRadar says the game is free-to-air on CBS Sports Golazo Network and requires no account or subscription. It is also available on Paramount+, where prices start at $8.99 per month or $89.99 per year, and TechRadar notes Paramount+ can be accessed virtually free through a 30-day Walmart Plus trial for $1.
In the UK, the match is on Sky Sports Football. TechRadar reports Sky Sports packages start at £35 per month, with £20 per month pricing for existing customers, and that viewers can also use a NOW Sports membership carrying Sky Sports channels. In Australia, beIN Sports 1 is showing the game, with live streaming via beIN Sports Connect; a subscription costs AU$16.99 per month or AU$169.99 per year after a seven-day free trial and includes live and on-demand European football and tennis. TechRadar says Canada has no Scottish Premiership broadcasting partner, but viewers from the US who are in Canada can use a VPN to tap into the free US stream.
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The scheduled kick-off in Glasgow is 12pm BST, which TechRadar lists as 4am PT, 7am ET and 9pm AEST. Celtic and Rangers have contested 453 competitive games, according to TechRadar, with Rangers winning 173, Celtic winning 172 and 108 matches drawn.