Serie A tackles football piracy: new rules and penalties for 2025/26 | OneFootball

Serie A, B, and C unite for the anti-piracy campaign: De Siervo sounds the alarm on economic and penal consequences. The Lega Serie A is relaunching its battle against audiovisual piracy for the 2025/26 season, involving Serie B and Serie C this year.

Lega Serie A, Audiovisual Piracy in Football: New Measures and Sanctions for the 2025/26 Season

In conjunction with the first two matchdays, the sixth edition of the awareness campaign to counter the illegal distribution of sports content will kick off.

Piracy in Italy: Alarming Data

According to the FAPAV/Ipsos 2024 survey, the impact of piracy in our country remains significant:

38% of adults have committed at least one act of piracy, consuming films, series, programs, and live sports events illegally.

295 million acts of piracy are estimated to have occurred in 2024.

2.2 billion euros is the lost revenue for Italian economic sectors due to audiovisual piracy.

Over 12,000 jobs are at risk.

Despite 75% of teenagers and 78% of adult pirates being aware that it is a crime, almost half believe they are not causing significant harm.

A positive trend emerges: 47% of users who came into contact with blocked sites then converted to legal sources, indicating that countermeasures can lead to a change in habits.

De Siervo: "Those who watch illegally are at risk of sanctions"

Luigi De Siervo, CEO of Lega Serie A, firmly reiterated the consequences of consuming pirated content:

"Watching a match illegally causes significant economic damage to Italian football, compromising the ambitions of our teams in Europe. From this year, thanks to the collaboration with the Financial Guard, those who use unauthorized platforms are exposed to penal and financial sanctions and may incur judicial proceedings with effects on their private and professional lives."

A Common Front to Protect Italian Football

The campaign involves, for the first time in a structured manner, all three professional leagues: Serie A, Serie B, and Serie C.

"Protecting the value of our championship and the international competitiveness of clubs is only possible through the responsibility of fans," added De Siervo. "We are satisfied to be able to count on the collaboration of the other leagues for a crucial challenge to the revival of Italian football. #STOPIRACY – Piracy kills football".

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