How to Cancel ESPN+ in 2026

To cancel ESPN+, sign in at espn.com, click your profile picture in the top right, open Account, go to Manage Subscription, pick your plan under Plans and Billing, then select Cancel and confirm. Heads up: as of August 2025, ESPN+ was renamed ESPN Select, and old ESPN+ subscriptions were converted automatically. You keep access until your current billing cycle ends. ESPN does not refund partial periods.

Short answer: Cancel on ESPN at Profile picture > Account > Manage Subscription > Plans and Billing > Cancel. If a third party bills you (Apple App Store, Google Play, Roku, or Amazon), you have to cancel through that company instead. Cancelling does not delete your ESPN account, and you keep streaming until the paid period runs out.

Last updated: June 2026. Karen is not affiliated with ESPN, The Walt Disney Company, Apple, Google, Roku, or Amazon. Verify current terms on ESPN's own site, because terms change.

The thing that bites: the "ESPN+" you signed up for is now billed as ESPN Select. Same price, same content, new name. So when you go to cancel, look for ESPN Select (or ESPN Unlimited if you upgraded), not "ESPN+." And ESPN does not refund a partial month. Cancel the day after your charge hits and you still pay for the full period. You just keep access to the end of it. Cancel before your renewal date, which you can see on the Account page.

What happened to ESPN+ in 2026?

ESPN relaunched its streaming as a two-tier direct-to-consumer service. The old standalone ESPN+ became ESPN Select. There is also a pricier tier, ESPN Unlimited, that adds the full ESPN networks. If you were an ESPN+ subscriber, your account was quietly moved to ESPN Select at the same rate. Nothing you did, and nothing you needed to do. But it matters for cancelling: the label in your account settings and on your bank statement may now read ESPN Select. Confirm the exact plan name and price on ESPN's site before you cancel, because these details change.

How do you cancel ESPN+ on the website?

If ESPN bills you directly (you pay ESPN, not Apple or Roku), this is the real way to end it. Use a phone or computer browser.

1. Go to espn.com and sign in with your ESPN account.
2. Click your profile picture in the top right. On a mobile browser, tap it instead of hovering.
3. Select Account under the "Manage My Account" section.
4. Select Manage Subscription.
5. Under Plans and Billing, click the subscription you want to end (ESPN Select or ESPN Unlimited).
6. Select Cancel and confirm on the next screen. Do not stop before the final confirm, or nothing is cancelled.
7. Wait for the confirmation email, and screenshot the on-screen confirmation showing the date access ends.

That confirmation email and screenshot are the single most useful thing to keep. If ESPN charges you again by mistake, that is your evidence.

Do you keep access to ESPN+ after you cancel?

Yes. When you cancel, you keep watching until the end of your current billing cycle, then it stops and you are not charged again. Cancelling does not delete your ESPN account either. You can still sign in and use the ESPN app without a paid subscription. If you change your mind before the period ends, you can usually restart from the same Account page.

Is there a retention or "are you sure" screen?

Expect a confirmation step or two before it goes through. That is normal. Keep clicking through until you see a message that says your subscription is cancelled and gives you an end date. If you close the tab early, assume you are still subscribed and check again.

How do you cancel ESPN+ if a third party bills you?

This is where most "I cancelled but got charged" stories come from. If you signed up through another company, that company takes the payment, and ESPN cannot cancel it for you. You cancel where the billing lives. Check your statement description or your ESPN Account page. If ESPN shows no Cancel button and tells you to manage the subscription elsewhere, a payment partner is in charge.

Deleting the ESPN app does not cancel anything. On an iPhone especially, the subscription keeps billing through Apple until you cancel it in Settings.

What if you have the Disney Bundle (Disney+, Hulu, ESPN)?

The bundle is trickier. You generally cannot strip out just ESPN and keep the other two. To stop the ESPN part you usually have to change or cancel the whole bundle, then re-subscribe to whatever you want to keep. Look at where the bundle is billed (Disney+, Hulu, or a third party) and manage it there. Check the current bundle rules on ESPN's and Disney's sites before you cancel, so you do not accidentally lose Disney+ and Hulu too.

How do you cancel ESPN+ before it charges you again?

The result you want is timing, not just finding the button.

1. Find your renewal date. Your Account page shows when the next payment is due.
2. Cancel before that date. ESPN does not refund or credit a partial period, so cancelling the morning after renewal still costs you the full month or year.
3. Cancel in the right place. Direct billing on ESPN, third-party billing through that partner. The wrong one does nothing.
4. Watch for the annual plan. If you are on the yearly ESPN Select or Unlimited plan, one missed date is a full year charged. Set a reminder a few days early.
5. Get the confirmation. Finish the cancel, then save the email and screenshot the end date.

What if ESPN charges you after you cancelled?

It happens, usually because the cancellation did not finish, someone restarted the account, or a payment partner kept billing. Move in this order:

1. Confirm where the charge came from. Check the statement description. If it reads Apple, Google, Roku, or Amazon, the fix is on their side, not ESPN's.
2. Ask for a refund in writing. Contact ESPN (or the partner) and say you cancelled before the renewal date. Attach your confirmation email or screenshot. Keep it short and dated. If they stall, here is what to do when a company won't refund you.
3. Dispute the charge with your card. If they refuse and you paid by card, contact your issuer. Here is how to dispute a credit card charge step by step.
4. Escalate. If a company is blocking cancellation, you can file a complaint with the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov.

Illustrative example: ESPN renews the yearly ESPN Select plan the day after you thought you cancelled, your confirmation email shows the earlier cancel date, and your card issuer reverses the charge. Results vary and are not guaranteed.

What are your rights when a subscription charges you anyway?

• Credit card billing errors: dispute in writing within 60 days. Under the federal Fair Credit Billing Act, you can dispute a billing error in writing within 60 days of the statement that shows it. The issuer must acknowledge your dispute, generally within 30 days, and resolve it, usually within two billing cycles.
• Chargebacks. Your card network may let you request a chargeback for a charge after a cancellation. Not sure which you want? Here is chargeback vs refund explained.
• Auto-renew rules are in flux in 2026. The FTC's "click to cancel" rule was vacated by a federal appeals court in July 2025, and the FTC restarted rulemaking on negative-option plans in 2026. Many states still have their own auto-renewal laws requiring clear disclosure and an easy way to cancel. Verify current terms on ESPN's site.

Which cancellation methods actually work?

Want a hand? Karen and the rest of the playbook

Karen is a self-help tool, not a law firm, and does not provide legal advice. She helps you prepare and send your own cancellations, refund requests, and disputes. Start with the main cancel a subscription hub, and these companion guides:

• How to cancel Hulu without getting charged again
• How to cancel YouTube Premium
• How to cancel a free trial before it charges you

Common questions

How do I cancel my ESPN+ subscription?

Sign in at espn.com, click your profile picture, open Account, then Manage Subscription, pick your plan under Plans and Billing, and select Cancel and confirm. ESPN+ is now billed as ESPN Select. If Apple, Google, Roku, or Amazon bills you, cancel through that provider instead.

Why can't I find ESPN+ in my account?

Because it was renamed. As of August 2025, standalone ESPN+ became ESPN Select, and existing subscriptions were converted automatically. Look for ESPN Select (or ESPN Unlimited if you upgraded) in your Plans and Billing. Confirm the current plan name on ESPN's site.

Do I keep access to ESPN after I cancel?

Yes. You keep watching until the end of your current billing cycle, then it stops. ESPN does not refund partial periods, so cancel before your renewal date. Cancelling does not delete your ESPN account.

Why can't I cancel ESPN from my phone's app?

Deleting the app does not cancel the subscription. If Apple or Google bills you, you cancel in that provider's subscription settings. If ESPN bills you directly, cancel on espn.com. Smart TV and console apps are view-only for billing.

How do I cancel ESPN if I have the Disney Bundle?

You usually cannot remove only ESPN from the Disney+, Hulu, ESPN bundle. To stop the ESPN part you generally have to change or cancel the whole bundle, then re-subscribe to what you want to keep. Manage it where the bundle is billed, and verify current bundle rules first.

ESPN charged me after I cancelled. Can I get my money back?

Often, yes. Confirm which biller charged you, ask them for a refund in writing with your cancellation confirmation, and if they refuse and you used a card, dispute the billing error within 60 days of the statement.