Fans using TV sticks to illegally stream Premier League matches are unlikely to face prosecution despite the top flight's crackdown on piracy, a leading investigator has admitted.
Mail Sport reported on Tuesday that five men have been sentenced to a total of over 30 years in prison after the Premier League brought about a historic private prosecution to clamp down on the illegal streaming of matches.
Between them, Mark Gould, 36, Steven Gordon, 46, Peter Jolley, 41, Christopher Felvus, 36, William Brown, 33, and Zak Smith, 30, generated in excess of £7million between 2016 and 2021 through three pirate streaming organisations which offered illegal access to content including live Premier League matches.