Everything police in the UK can do if you're caught using a 'dodgy' Fire Stick | OneFootball

The authorities are seeking to crack down on the use of jail broken Fire Sticks in the UK

The Championship is heating up at both ends of the table as we approach the final few months of the regular season.

Coventry City, Middlesbrough, Millwall and Ipswich Town are all firmly in the mix for a top two finish, and there are several clubs below still hoping of qualifying for the play-offs.

Meanwhile, confirmation of Sheffield Wednesday’s relegation already has left just two places in the bottom three to be decided.

Teams in the Championship will be keen to turn around their fortunes in the coming months in order to avoid the drop to the third tier.

Supporters up and down the country will be keen to see their team finish the campaign on a high note, and potentially even end the long wait for a return to the top flight of English football.

Stadiums will be full as fans look to help their teams, but there will be plenty more watching on at home in anticipation of an exciting conclusion to 2025/26.

The consequences of using a jailbroken Fire Stick

Not everyone watching the final months of the EFL season will be doing so with a subscription to broadcaster Sky Sports.

The rise of the jailbroken Fire Stick has allowed consumers to illegally bypass these services and access channels that otherwise would require payment, but that comes with the danger of being caught by the police.

But, according to the Daily Mail, anyone found guilty of using these devices is at risk of being handed a £50,000 fine by the police.

They are also at risk of potentially receiving up to five years in jail time, with Sky looking to the police in order to crack down on the use of these devices.

The broadcaster are calling on the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) to crack down on the use of the device across the UK.

Sky are the home of the EFL in the United Kingdom, and they have paid for the right to broadcast over 1,000 matches from 2024 to 2029 as part of a five-year agreement.

So the company will be keen to see a crack down in the use of jail broken Fire Sticks in order to protect their investment.

The broadcaster committed to £895 million to the EFL as part of this deal, along with an additional £40 million in marketing, and that is money that will go to the clubs, and will make up a good chunk of their annual revenue.

Cost of watching football is proving too much for many

A subscription to Sky Sports is the only way to legally watch the EFL in the comfort of your own home in the UK.

However, the cost of the subscription service is proving quite costly for a lot of consumers, which has potentially driven the increase in the use of jail broken Fire Sticks.

Consumers can gain access to Sky Sports through a subscription as part of their Sky package.

It costs £20 extra on top of the regular entertainment service, although you can also gain access through NOW TV.

The Sports package on NOW TV does not require any other services to be able to subscribe to it, but it comes at a monthly cost of £28.