Illegal English Premier League football streaming gang jailed

Brentford's Spanish goalkeeper David Raya dives, but fails to save the opening goal by Tottenham Hotspur's English striker Harry Kane during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on May 20, 2023. — AFP

LONDON: Five men in the UK who illegally streamed English Premier League football matches to tens of thousands of people were jailed on May 30, the league announced.

Members of the gang received prison terms ranging from three to 11 years each after the Premier League brought what it said was “the world’s largest-ever prosecution of an illegal streaming network”.