Hi folks - I wasn't keen on paying the minimum $25 /month on Stan to watch the Champions League this year so looked into other options. Paramount Plus has the streaming rights in US inc. Europa and other leagues for US $5.99 month and $59.99 annual which is a lot cheaper. I was able to signup using prepaid gift cards without too much hassle, a VPN is required - I use Surfshark.
Signup Process:
1. Purchase a eGift card from Amazon US, which you will receive in a few minutes - https://shorturl.at/jAISV
2. Login to your favourite VPN, I use Surfshark connecting to Miami server. I cant vouch for any other VPN's as this is the only one ive tried
3. When you receive your gift card go to www.paramountplus.com/gift to redeem, enter your voucher number - this link wont work properly unless your connected to your VPN
4. You will be asked to signup with some basic details, name, email etc - no credit card details required & choose plan
5. Happy streaming - VPN is required for both signup and viewing
For Android - I downloaded the Android APK's for my phone and TV from https://m.apkpure.com/ which both work fine (again with VPN when viewing). Not sure about iOS
Note: I did initially try to signup using a credit card, this didn't work, I tried a few with no luck.
There are 2 plans to choose from, the other is US $11.99 /month which includes Showtime and no ads, and you have option for monthly or annual (I started with monthly and upgraded to annual).
Even if your not into the sport there seems to be a good amount of movies and TV shows that make it worthwhile.
Disclaimer: Ive only had this going for a few days, streaming quality has been fine maintaining HD quality. I cant vouch for the longevity of this method, it works fine today but who knows what tomorrow holds.
There are so many free month codes for Paramount Plus US. Don't forget to use those freebies. Free it's always better.