# The Underground World of Illegal Streaming

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Podcast: [The Athletic FC Presents...](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-presents-1364368)
Published: 2025-11-09T06:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-fc-presents/episodes/the-underground-world-of-illegal-streaming
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## Resource

Does the rise of illegal streaming pose an existential threat to football? To answer that question, Adam Leventhal has spent the last six months looking into the culture, crime and crisis associated with pirating live football matches. In this special episode of The Athletic FC Podcast you'll hear undercover reporting and behind the scenes access to police investigations, including how the world's largest illegal sports streaming platform was taken down. We get the takes of match-going fans, and ask if 'Premflix' is the future of Premier League broadcasting? If you're an Athletic subscriber you can have your say  here . And if you're not yet a subscriber, join  here  and have your say. Please note that the documentary has content some listeners may find upsetting. Host: Adam Leventhal Mixing: Jay Beale Producer: Abi Paterson Featuring footage from Amazon, Sky Sports, tallkSPORT, Leaders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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