What we verify
- Scores, goalscorers and match events (from primary match feeds).
- Line-ups and substitutions (from official club and league sources).
- Transfer fees, contract lengths and release clauses (from at least two independent outlets).
- Quotes (verbatim from the original press conference, interview or verified transcript).
- Statistics such as goals, assists, minutes played, xG and possession (from licensed providers, see Data Sources).
- Historical records (from official competition archives).
The three-step check
- Author check. The writer verifies every named fact against the original source and lists that source in the article's editorial notes.
- Editor check. A second editor independently re-verifies match data, transfer figures and named quotes. Numbers that cannot be confirmed are removed or attributed ("reportedly", "per…").
- Data check. Statistics tables and infographics are compared against our provider's raw response before publication.
Live match reporting
During live matches, we publish scores and events as soon as they arrive from our licensed feed. If a goal is later chalked off (VAR, offside, wrong scorer), the article and score-line are updated within one minute and a note is added at the point of change.
Rumours and speculation
We report on transfer speculation only when the story has been carried by at least two reputable outlets, and we always attribute the reporting. A "Player X to join Club Y" headline will never appear on LiveFootbal.com unless the move has been officially confirmed by both clubs.
User submissions
Comments, poll votes and community predictions are not treated as facts. We moderate against clearly false or defamatory user contributions but do not fact-check them individually.
Report a factual error
If you spot a factual error, please email our editorial team via the Contact page. We aim to review reported errors within one working day and, if confirmed, correct the article as described in our Corrections Policy.