Police will visit least 1,000 UK homes this week in a crackdown on illegal Premier League streams.Previously, hosts of illegal streams were main targetsBut now even viewers could be in criminal troubleUK police join forces with Federation Against Copyright TheftWHAT HAPPENED? Illegal San Francisco 49Ers Jackets streaming of Premier League matches online is a common practice that cuts into revenues for the Premier League and its TV broadcast partners. Police continue to work to punish culprits, and this week's execution of "Operation Raider" will be one of the biggest clampdowns ever, according to the .Average fans who pirate Premier League matches could get visits from police, and depending on the nature of their law-breaking, they will be sternly warned of imminent prosecution if they continue or even face charges.MORE: WHO SHOULD BE WORRIED? This is new ground for authorities in that customers (rather than just hosts) of illegal streams in the UK are being pursued by "cutting-edge digital tactics to Bryant Young Jersey identify and detect people who break the law," said detective inspector Matt McNellis to the Mirror. That means that if you're in the UK and you regularly stream games illegally, you could be in the database already and subject to a police visit.However, it's important to note that people pa sively using these websites but not installing modified hardware in their homes are likely to get off with a warning this week.AND WHAT'S MORE: Often, illegal streaming is used to fund serious organised crime and West Mercia Cybercrime Unit is committed to interdicting this source of criminal revenue and reducing the harm organised crime groups can do to our communities," McNellis said.FACT Chief Executive Kieron Sharp added: We would like to thank the Government Agency Intelligence Network (GAIN), the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU), West Mercia Police, and other police forces acro s the country, for their support to help ensure that the public are made aware George Kittle T Shirts of the dangers of using illegal streaming services and, more importantly, that they understand that there is the risk of criminal prosecution.THE BIGGER PICTURE: The cord-cutting era has increased a desire to watch matches online, and that's led some fans to pursue illegal streams, which are often free but are frowned upon by broadcasters, leagues and police, and come with a risk of malware. Police have struggled to keep up with the pace of piracy technology, but authorities hope this week's crackdown will deter unlawful activity. RegionTVStreamingAustraliaCanadaHong KongNow TVIndiaStar SportsDisney+, Hotstar, JioTVMalaysiaAstro SuperSportAstro GoNew ZealandSky SportSky Sport Now, Sky GoSingaporeStarHubStarHub TV+UKSky Sports, BT SportNOW TV, Sky Go, Amazon PrimeUSAUSA Network, Telemundo, Universo , PeacockUK Jerry Rice Jersey : Matches are carried acro s Sky Sports and BT Sport streaming and TV platforms, with select matches on Amazon Prime.USA:Select matches are televised on USA Network (English) and Telemundo or Universo (Spanish), and all three channels . The rest of the matches are streamed on NBC platform Peacock for subscribers.Canada: Richard Sherman T Shirts Every Premier League game this season is live streaming exclusively via in Canada.Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match .India:Star Sports network has the rights to show Premier League matches in India. As well as an English broadcast onStarSportsSelect, select matches will be available via regional feeds onStarSports3 (in Bengali, English, Kannada, Malayalam), Star Sports 1 (Bangla) andStarSports1 (Tamil).