The verdict is clear: watching a match via illegal streaming is not considered theft, and this view is nearly unanimous.
Men are somewhat more divided than women, and the 18-24 age group is the only one to express significant doubt.
The dominant register is legal and practical: illegal streaming falls under intellectual property law, not theft in the strict sense.
The economic argument carries weight: the need to stack multiple subscriptions to follow sport is seen as a constraint that justifies workarounds, even if their ethical ambiguity is acknowledged.