Fans have discovered a hack to stream live sport without having to spend a small fortune on annual subscription fees.
Whether you're into football or boxing, streaming from the likes of Amazon Prime, DAZN, and TNT Sports to catch up on domestic and European fixtures can soon add up.
But the good news is you can make a simple one-off purchase instead and don't have to miss a single match.
£39.99 (£3.33/ month)
So, what do you need to do?
For starters, you'll want to get your hands on the Amazon Fire Stick to skip on having to commit to year-long agreements and instead get stuck into a huge range of sports streaming channels.
It's completely legal and the device itself is cheaper than you think. So, where can you buy a Fire Stick now, and how does it work?
Find out everything you need to know below.
Where can you buy an Amazon Fire Stick now and how does it work?
At the time of writing, you can buy a Fire Stick for only £39.99 on Amazon. Used over the space of a year, this works out as just £3.33 per month.
One of Amazon’s biggest streaming devices, the Fire Stick is designed to upgrade your TV with hundreds of apps, smart home integration, and games.
The Newest Gen version offers access to free and live TV, Alexa Voice Remote, smart home controls, and HD streaming.
And the nifty little gadget even enables Amazon Prime members to tune into thousands of sports matches, films, and TV series.
How can you legally stream sports on the Amazon Fire Stick?
The Amazon Fire TV Stick supports a range of streaming apps, including TNT Sports, DAZN and ESPN+.
Official apps can be downloaded via the Amazon app store here and you can legally watch them all without a full contract.
To do so, you need to try a method known as 'leapfrogging', a hack The Mirror reported on earlier this year.
The idea is that instead of committing to year-long contracts, you sign up to different streaming apps trials for a month (or week, depending on the service) at a time - you just need to remember to cancel when your time is up.
This cost-effective method can apparently save the average Fire Stick user a whopping £250 a year on streaming costs.
That’s assuming you’re using a streaming service for just three months of the year, of course.
How to watch sports for free on Amazon Prime Video
The Amazon Prime Video app is available to download onto said Fire Stick.
With the app, you can legally stream a whole host of upcoming Champions League fixtures.
For instance, you'll be able to tune into Chelsea vs Barcelona on Tuesday, 25th November and Inter Milan vs Liverpool on Tuesday, 9th December (both 8pm kick-offs) via the app. All you need to do is sign up for a free Amazon Prime Video trial here and order your Amazon Fire Stick here.
After the introductory period, a monthly subscription costs just £8.99. See you at the checkout?
£39.99
How to watch Spurs v Man Utd tomorrow
Manchester United's Premier League clash against Spurs kicks off at 11am on Saturday, November 8. To watch the game, you'll need to sign up to a free seven-day trial of discovery+ here and watch on TNT.
As for the rest of the Champions League, you can watch the final two games on Amazon Prime for no additional fee here.
Prime members in the UK can watch up to 17 UEFA Champions League matches every season. You can sign up to a free trial here.
Final Champions League fixtures:
- Chelsea v Barcelona: Tuesday, November 25
- Inter v Liverpool: Tuesday, December 9
What are the new rules around Amazon Fire Sticks?
Amazon recently launched the new Fire TV Stick Select (pre-order here) to make it more difficult for fans to illegally stream Premier League fixtures and other major sporting events.
Over the years, fans have turned to IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) services to live stream football matches from around the world. To work, IPTV is often loaded onto jailbroken Amazon Fire Sticks or 'dodgy boxes'.
In a huge attempt to crack down on illegal streaming, the new Fire TV Stick 4K Select will no longer allow customers to download modified Android apps (which power so-called ‘dodgy Firesticks’), due to its Vega OS operating system. If you're keen to get your hands on the latest model, you can pre-order the new Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select (newest gen) here.
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Danielle Fowler