A major crackdown on online sports piracy has disrupted the PirloTV network after authorities and entertainment industry groups shut down 44 domains linked to the illegal streaming platform.
The operation targeted one of the largest sources of unauthorized live sports streams, which attracted more than 950 million visits worldwide each year, including around 230 million visits from users in Mexico alone.
PirloTV is known for collecting and embedding links to unauthorized live sports broadcasts rather than hosting the streams itself. The platform has primarily focused on soccer matches by redirecting viewers to feeds taken from licensed broadcasters. It has also gained a reputation for quickly switching to new web addresses whenever authorities shut down existing domains.
The enforcement action was carried out by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) in partnership with UEFA, UC3, and Mexican authorities. According to ACE, the platform had a strong user base across Latin America, particularly in Mexico and Colombia, while also attracting significant traffic from Spain and the United States. The domains were taken offline ahead of the UEFA Champions League final on May 30.
The timing is also significant because the FIFA World Cup is currently underway, making sports piracy platforms especially active. Reports from Spanish media indicate that many fans have relied on PirloTV to watch World Cup 2026 matches on mobile devices, where legal viewing options can be limited due to regional broadcasting rights and streaming platform restrictions.
Despite the latest takedowns, PirloTV’s network remains resilient. New domains linked to the service continue to appear in public search engine results, offering unauthorized access to sports broadcasts from channels such as ESPN, Fox Sports, TNT Sports, DSports, and TyC Sports.
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UEFA joined ACE in October 2025 as the organization’s first sports rights holder. Since then, both groups have worked together to identify piracy operators, investigate their infrastructure, and coordinate with law enforcement agencies to dismantle illegal streaming networks. ACE also said this marks its first anti-piracy operation conducted with Mexico’s Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) under a new cooperation agreement designed to strengthen future enforcement efforts.
