Football Planet combines multiple data sources, editorial content, and AI-generated information to create a comprehensive football experience. This policy explains exactly what those sources are, how content is created, and how we maintain accuracy.
1. Our Content Philosophy
Football Planet brings together five distinct types of content to serve football fans:
Licensed Football Data
Real-time and historical match statistics, scores, and league data from licensed data providers.
Official Information
Competition structures, club information, and historical records from official football governing bodies.
Editorial Content
Original analysis, features, and commentary written by Football Planet's editorial team.
AI-Generated Content
Automated summaries, insights, and analyses produced by AI models — always labelled as such.
2. Football Data Sources
Football Planet's statistics and match data come from the following categories of sources:
2.1 Live Match Data
Live scores, match minutes, lineups, and real-time events are sourced from licensed football data feeds via third-party API providers (including API-Football). This data is refreshed automatically during matches and may occasionally lag by up to 60 seconds.
Live data is provided as-is from our data partners. Football Planet is not responsible for inaccuracies in live feeds caused by provider delays or errors.
2.2 Historical Statistics
Historical match results, league tables, top scorers, and player statistics are sourced from licensed data archives. Historical data is generally stable but may be corrected when official records are updated.
2.3 Prediction Markets & Probability Data
Football Planet is a points-only platform: match forecasts use free virtual points with no monetary value, and no betting content or operator listings appear anywhere on the platform. See our Terms & Conditions for full details.
2.4 News Content
Football news on Football Planet is aggregated from publicly available RSS feeds and news APIs provided by football news publishers. We attribute all news articles to their original source and link directly to the original publication. Football Planet does not republish full articles.
3. Knowledge Graph
Football Planet's Knowledge Graph is one of our most significant platform assets. It automatically identifies and connects:
- Clubs and their histories, managers, squads, and stadiums
- Players and their career paths, transfer histories, and statistics
- Competitions and their historical records
- Managers and their tactical philosophies
- Key football events, moments, and milestones
- Nations and their footballing identities
Knowledge Graph relationships are generated algorithmically from structured football data.
Entity pages are regularly updated as data sources are refreshed.
Automated connections may occasionally be incorrect. Users can report errors via contact.
4. Football History Content
Football Planet's historical football content combines three sources:
Historical Facts & Records
Sourced from official competition records and licensed historical data archives. Examples: World Cup winners, league champions, top scorers by season.
AI-Generated Historical Summaries
AI writes contextual summaries of historical periods, club histories, and player careers. These are labelled as AI-generated and draw on training data that may be incomplete. They are not authoritative historical sources.
Editorial Historical Content
Original pieces written by Football Planet's editorial team about significant events, clubs, and personalities in football history.
5. Video Content
Video content on Football Planet is handled exclusively through the following approach:
- YouTube embeds only: Football Planet never hosts, stores, or re-encodes video content. All videos are embedded via the official YouTube Embed API.
- Public videos only: Only publicly available YouTube videos are embedded. Private, unlisted, or restricted videos are not used.
- Full attribution preserved: The YouTube player shows the original creator's name, channel, and branding at all times.
- Copyright compliance: Football Planet respects copyright law. Rights holders may request removal via our Copyright & DMCA policy.
6. Editorial Standards
Football Planet's editorial team adheres to the following standards:
Accuracy: We strive to verify statistical claims against primary data sources before publication.
Transparency: AI-generated content is always labelled. Editorial opinions are clearly distinguished from factual reporting.
Attribution: News aggregation always links to the original source. Third-party data is credited to its provider.
Corrections: Factual errors identified by users or our team are corrected promptly. Significant corrections are noted on the relevant content.
Independence: Football Planet's editorial content is independent. Commercial relationships do not influence editorial judgement.
7. Corrections & Updates
If you find a factual error in any Football Planet content — whether editorial, AI-generated, or data-driven — please contact us. We take accuracy seriously and will investigate and correct errors promptly. For AI content errors, see our AI Policy.
8. Third-Party Content Disclaimer
Football Planet is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of data provided by third-party data partners, news publishers, or API providers. We display third-party data in good faith but cannot guarantee its accuracy. Users relying on statistics for important decisions should verify data through official competition sources.
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