{"id":585462,"date":"2026-08-15T11:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T11:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/585462\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T11:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T11:52:10","slug":"how-to-watch-chelsea-vs-real-sociedad-on-tv-live-stream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/585462\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Watch Chelsea vs. Real Sociedad on TV, Live Stream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9h\">The Stamford Bridge faithful catches its first glimpse of Xabi Alonso\u2019s Chelsea on Saturday, as the Blues face Real Sociedad in their final preseason outing of the summer. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9k\">Alonso spent the first five years of his senior career with La Real before joining Liverpool in 2004, and started his coaching journey in San Sebasti\u00e1n with the club\u2019s reserves. He never took the main job, though, and instead cemented himself as one of Europe\u2019s most exciting young managers elsewhere. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9n\">His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/team\/chelsea\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a> team enjoyed a bright end to a lengthy summer tour, thumping AC Milan 3\u20130 in Jakarta before Alonso\u2019s fringe roster members snatched a late result against Malaysian outfit Johor Darul Ta\u2019zim. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9q\">The Spaniard\u2019s principles have already been laid bare, and Blues supporters are excited about what this bloated Blues roster can achieve with an excellent manager at the helm. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9t\">Here\u2019s how to catch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/chelsea-vs-real-sociedad-preview-predictions-lineups-8-15-26\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea\u2019s final preseason friendly<\/a> of the summer on TV and streaming. <\/p>\n<p>What Time Does Chelsea vs. Real Sociedad Kick Off?Location:\u00a0London, EnglandStadium:\u00a0Stamford BridgeDate:\u00a0Saturday, Aug. 15Kickoff Time:\u00a09 a.m. ET \/ 6 a.m. PT \/ 2 p.m. BSTHow to Watch Chelsea vs. Real Sociedad on TV, Live Stream<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ac\">CFC+ is the only way to go for audiences around the world. Chelsea\u2019s online streaming service requires a paid subscription, with individual match passes costing \u00a39.99. An annual subscription costs \u00a314.99 and has provided streams for all of the club\u2019s preseason friendlies this summer.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"af\">With this subscription, you\u2019ll be able to watch Saturday\u2019s friendly on the Chelsea Official App and Chelsea website.<\/p>\n<p>Country<\/p>\n<p>TV Channel\/Live Stream<\/p>\n<p>International<\/p>\n<p>CFC+<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livesoccertv.com\/match\/chelsea-vs-real-sociedad\/2aw2r#5726913\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MORE: Full list of broadcasters around the world for Chelsea vs. Real Sociedad<\/a>What\u2019s Next for Chelsea?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01m007q8tbegbfrkms20.jpg\" alt=\"\u00c1lvaro Arbeloa, Xabi Alonso\" title=\"\u00c1lvaro Arbeloa, Xabi Alonso\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"b1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alonso and Fulham\u2019s new manager were teammates at Real Madrid. | Alberto Sereno\/Real MadridGetty Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"b5\">Alonso is readying himself for his first taste of Premier League management, with Chelsea\u2019s 2026\u201327 campaign getting underway against local rivals Fulham on Monday Night Football.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"b8\">The Blues are thus rounding off the opening gameweek of the season on Aug. 24, as Alonso locks horns with compatriot and former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/real-madrid\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Real Madrid<\/a> teammate \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa. Fulham\u2019s new manager was also Alonso\u2019s successor at Madrid, but was let go at the end of the season. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Stamford Bridge faithful catches its first glimpse of Xabi Alonso\u2019s Chelsea on Saturday, as the Blues face&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":585463,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[85,46,105],"class_list":["post-585462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=585462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/585463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=585462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=585462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=585462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}