Premier League confirm three-year prison sentence for fan found guilty of illicit streaming with 'dodgy' Firesticks

A football fan has been jailed for over three years after pleading guilty to selling 'dodgy' Firesticks to allow access to pirate streams of Premier League football. He has been jailed for three years and four months, as confirmed by the Premier League, which includes a separate sentence for accessing and viewing the content he supplied. A man has been jailed for over three years after being found guilty of selling 'dodgy' Firesticks The fan was found guilty of selling the Firesticks from his home, and viewing the content, such as Premier League football, himself There has been a clampdown on illegal streaming in recent months led by FACT After carrying out the prosecution, Premier League General Counsel, Kevin Plumb, said: 'The significant sentence handed down to the individual involved once again serves to highlight the severity of his actions and we thank Merseyside Police for their support throughout the case. Detective Sergeant Steve Frame from Merseyside Police added: 'Merseyside Police is committed to working in collaboration to investigate intellectual property theft and we welcome today’s sentence handed to Edge.