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    "id": "fifa-intercontinental-2025-report",
    "title": "PSG topple Flamengo to win FIFA Intercontinental Cup (FIFA.com, 17 Dec 2025)",
    "url": "https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/intercontinentalcup/2025/articles/paris-saint-germain-flamengo-match-report",
    "publisher": "FIFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08"
  },
  {
    "id": "ifab-laws-2026-27",
    "title": "IFAB Laws of the Game — editions index (current edition 2026/27)",
    "url": "https://www.theifab.com/laws-of-the-game-documents/",
    "publisher": "The International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.98,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08",
    "notes": "Edition anchor. Lists every edition per season with 2026/27 current at access date. Law-page sources below use /laws/latest/ URLs, which resolve to the 2026/27 edition as of the accessed date."
  },
  {
    "id": "ifab-law-01-2026-27",
    "title": "Law 1 — The Field of Play (Laws of the Game 2026/27)",
    "url": "https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-field-of-play/",
    "publisher": "The International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.98,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08"
  },
  {
    "id": "ifab-law-02-2026-27",
    "title": "Law 2 — The Ball (Laws of the Game 2026/27)",
    "url": "https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-ball/",
    "publisher": "The International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.98,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08"
  },
  {
    "id": "ifab-law-03-2026-27",
    "title": "Law 3 — The Players (Laws of the Game 2026/27)",
    "url": "https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-players/",
    "publisher": "The International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.98,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08"
  },
  {
    "id": "ifab-law-04-2026-27",
    "title": "Law 4 — The Players' Equipment (Laws of the Game 2026/27)",
    "url": "https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-players-equipment/",
    "publisher": "The International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.98,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08"
  },
  {
    "id": "ifab-law-05-2026-27",
    "title": "Law 5 — The Referee (Laws of the Game 2026/27)",
    "url": "https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-referee/",
    "publisher": "The International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.98,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08"
  },
  {
    "id": "ifab-law-06-2026-27",
    "title": "Law 6 — The Other Match Officials (Laws of the Game 2026/27)",
    "url": "https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-other-match-officials/",
    "publisher": "The International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.98,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08"
  },
  {
    "id": "ifab-law-07-2026-27",
    "title": "Law 7 — The Duration of the Match (Laws of the Game 2026/27)",
    "url": "https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-duration-of-the-match/",
    "publisher": "The International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.98,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08"
  },
  {
    "id": "ifab-law-08-2026-27",
    "title": "Law 8 — The Start and Restart of Play (Laws of the Game 2026/27)",
    "url": "https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-start-and-restart-of-play/",
    "publisher": "The International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.98,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08"
  },
  {
    "id": "ifab-law-09-2026-27",
    "title": "Law 9 — The Ball In and Out of Play (Laws of the Game 2026/27)",
    "url": "https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-ball-in-and-out-of-play/",
    "publisher": "The International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.98,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08"
  },
  {
    "id": "ifab-law-10-2026-27",
    "title": "Law 10 — Determining the Outcome of a Match (Laws of the Game 2026/27)",
    "url": "https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/determining-the-outcome-of-a-match/",
    "publisher": "The International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.98,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08"
  },
  {
    "id": "ifab-law-11-2026-27",
    "title": "Law 11 — Offside (Laws of the Game 2026/27)",
    "url": "https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/offside/",
    "publisher": "The International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.98,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08"
  },
  {
    "id": "ifab-law-12-2026-27",
    "title": "Law 12 — Fouls and Misconduct (Laws of the Game 2026/27)",
    "url": "https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/fouls-and-misconduct/",
    "publisher": "The International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.98,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08"
  },
  {
    "id": "ifab-law-14-2026-27",
    "title": "Law 14 — The Penalty Kick (Laws of the Game 2026/27)",
    "url": "https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-penalty-kick/",
    "publisher": "The International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.98,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08"
  },
  {
    "id": "ifab-law-13-2026-27",
    "title": "Law 13 — Free Kicks (Laws of the Game 2026/27)",
    "url": "https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/free-kicks/",
    "publisher": "The International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.98,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08"
  },
  {
    "id": "ifab-law-15-2026-27",
    "title": "Law 15 — The Throw-In (Laws of the Game 2026/27)",
    "url": "https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-throw-in/",
    "publisher": "The International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.98,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08"
  },
  {
    "id": "ifab-law-16-2026-27",
    "title": "Law 16 — The Goal Kick (Laws of the Game 2026/27)",
    "url": "https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-goal-kick/",
    "publisher": "The International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.98,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08"
  },
  {
    "id": "ifab-law-17-2026-27",
    "title": "Law 17 — The Corner Kick (Laws of the Game 2026/27)",
    "url": "https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-corner-kick/",
    "publisher": "The International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.98,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08"
  },
  {
    "id": "ifab-law-changes-2026-27",
    "title": "Law changes 2026/27 — changes and clarifications (IFAB)",
    "url": "https://www.theifab.com/law-changes/latest/",
    "publisher": "The International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.98,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08",
    "notes": "Official itemised list of 2026/27 changes and clarifications, law by law. Where a /laws/latest/ page and this page appear to differ (e.g. VAR second-caution review), this page is the authoritative statement of what changed in the edition."
  },
  {
    "id": "ifab-var-protocol-2026-27",
    "title": "Video Assistant Referee (VAR) protocol (Laws of the Game 2026/27)",
    "url": "https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/video-assistant-referee-var-protocol/",
    "publisher": "The International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.98,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08"
  },
  {
    "id": "ifab-glossary-2026-27",
    "title": "Glossary — Football Terms (Laws of the Game 2026/27)",
    "url": "https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/glossary/football-terms/",
    "publisher": "The International Football Association Board (IFAB)",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.98,
    "accessed": "2026-08-08"
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-ucl-honours-2026",
    "title": "Which teams have won the European Cup or Champions League? (UEFA, updated 30 May 2026)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0275-1541637ad1db-88aeeefefefd-1000--champions-league-winners-list-which-teams-have-won-the-eu/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.97,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's own all-time honours board, last updated on the day of the 2026 final. Gives titles AND finals played per club, the same split by nation, and a separate table for the Champions League era only (from the 1992/93 rebrand) - the distinction most secondary sources collapse."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-ucl-most-titles-table",
    "title": "Most titles - History (UEFA Champions League)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/winners/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.97,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "The live honours table on UEFA's history section; used to cross-check the club counts in uefa-ucl-honours-2026."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-ucl-1999-final-report",
    "title": "1998/99 Manchester United FC 2-1 FC Bayern Munchen - Report (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01e8-0e6a21aa8a51-871133889c58-1000--1998-99-manchester-united-fc-2-1-fc-bayern-munchen-report/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09"
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-ucl-1999-final-20-years",
    "title": "The 1999 Champions League final 20 years on - most dramatic ever? (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0253-0d800ac7cffa-8147de94780e-1000--the-1999-champions-league-final-20-years-on-most-dramatic/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's own ranking retrospective; carries the exact minute of the Sheringham equaliser and the date, which the match report omits."
  },
  {
    "id": "fifa-wwc-every-final",
    "title": "Every FIFA Women's World Cup final (FIFA, published 1 Jan 2026)",
    "url": "https://www.fifa.com/en/articles/every-final-highlights",
    "publisher": "FIFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "FIFA's own edition-by-edition account of all nine finals, with venue, date and scorers for each. This is the more recent of FIFA's two retrospectives and gives the 1991 final as USA 2-1 Norway (Akers two, Medalen), contradicting fifa-wwc-all-time-ranking."
  },
  {
    "id": "fifa-wwc-all-time-ranking",
    "title": "Who has won the most Women's World Cups? (FIFA, published 11 Aug 2023)",
    "url": "https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/articles/womens-world-cup-all-time-ranking-teams",
    "publisher": "FIFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.93,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "FIFA's winners-by-nation list plus per-edition narrative. Published before the 2023 final, so its title table stops at 2019. It describes the 1991 final as a 2-0 win for USA, which fifa-wwc-every-final contradicts; reliability is set below FIFA's usual level for that reason."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-roll-of-honour",
    "title": "UEFA European Championship roll of honour (UEFA, last updated 11 Jul 2021)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d81c56ff408-45bf000cd5b6-1000--uefa-european-championship-roll-of-honour/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.95,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "Every final from 1960 to 2020 with score, venue and how it was decided, plus a titles-by-country list under the nations' historical names (Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia). Last updated July 2021, so it stops at the 2020 edition and still shows Spain level with Germany on three titles - reliability reduced for that staleness, not for accuracy."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-all-time-rankings-2024",
    "title": "Who tops the all-time EURO rankings? (UEFA, last updated 14 Jul 2024)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/025f-1002b3d1334a-cc3f550f42a6-1000--who-tops-the-all-time-euro-rankings/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.97,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's all-time EURO table, updated the day after the 2024 final. Uses the coefficient procedure (two points a win, one a draw) and reallocates historical nations: USSR to Russia, West Germany to Germany, Yugoslavia to Serbia, and Czechoslovakia to BOTH Czechia and Slovakia. Its titles column therefore does not agree with uefa-euro-roll-of-honour - a difference of method, not of fact."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-2004-final-report",
    "title": "Greece crowned kings of Europe after EURO 2004 final win against hosts Portugal (UEFA, 4 Jul 2004)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7b673abd33-d04e3bb2cd62-1000--greece-crowned-kings-of-europe-after-euro-2004-final-win-ag/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.97,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "Contemporaneous UEFA match report, filed the day of the final, with the full build-up to the goal and post-match quotes from Rehhagel, Charisteas and Scolari."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-2000-final-report",
    "title": "Trezeguet's golden goal sinks Italy as France make history and win EURO 2000 final (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/news/0253-0d7b3013529f-3e15ce8dc46b-1000--trezeguet-s-golden-goal-sinks-italy-as-france-make-history-and-/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's match report with full line-ups, substitution minutes, the referee and the Man of the Match award. Carries no date or venue for the final; those come from uefa-euro-2000-all-you-need-to-know."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-2000-all-you-need-to-know",
    "title": "EURO 2000 - All you need to know (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/025a-0ebed8faf1b4-a5df5bcea199-1000--euro-2000-all-you-need-to-know/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's tournament guide: dates, venues, format, top scorers, squad of the tournament, and the minute of the golden goal."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1996-final-report",
    "title": "Bierhoff the hero of Germany's EURO '96 final win against Czech Republic (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/news/0253-0d7b2f43dce4-36bc8c73471c-1000--bierhoff-the-hero-of-germany-s-euro-96-final-win-against/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's match report with line-ups, substitution minutes, referee and Man of the Match. Puts the golden goal in the 95th minute and says Germany were allowed to add two new players to their squad - both points where other UEFA pages differ. Carries no date for the final."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1996-tournament-review",
    "title": "Football comes home for Germany - EURO '96 review (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d7bd19da1e8-a84cf681b345-1000--football-comes-home-for-germany/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.95,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "Tournament-level retrospective: 16 nations, the Wembley attendance, the route of both finalists. Places the winner four minutes into extra time, one minute adrift of the two other UEFA pages, which is why reliability sits below them."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1996-classics",
    "title": "EURO Classics - Czech Republic 1-2 Germany, 1996 (UEFA, 8 Jun 2020)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/025e-0f99be7db66e-04b0e76360bb-1000--euro-classics-czech-republic-1-2-germany-1996/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "Retrospective with player quotes, including Sammer on the offside check before the golden goal stood and Vogts on Germany's fitness crisis. Says Germany were given permission to call up one extra player, where the match report says two."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1992-final-report",
    "title": "Gatecrashing Denmark down Germany in EURO 1992 final (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d7b301f026e-4388f32eaa87-1000--gatecrashing-denmark-down-germany-in-euro-1992-final/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's match report with full line-ups, the referee and both goals described in sequence. Gives no minute for either goal (only \"in either half\"), no date and no venue, and unlike UEFA's 1996 and 2000 final reports it lists no Man of the Match."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1992-all-you-need-to-know",
    "title": "EURO 1992 - All you need to know (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/025a-0eb91faf9bf0-942d69c5a0a8-1000--euro-1992-all-you-need-to-know/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's tournament guide: date and venue of the final, the eight-team format, top scorers, and the qualifying mechanism by which Denmark replaced Yugoslavia - plus the East Germany withdrawal and the CIS entry."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1988-final-report",
    "title": "Van Basten volley crowns Netherlands' EURO 1988 final win against USSR (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/news/0253-0d7b2f78ca99-40f24ef873fd-1000--van-basten-volley-crowns-netherlands-euro-1988-final-win-agains/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's match report with full line-ups, the referee and the build-up to both goals, including Van Basten's header assist for Gullit. Places the volley on 54 minutes. Lists no Man of the Match and carries no date for the final."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1988-all-you-need-to-know",
    "title": "EURO 1988 - All you need to know (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/025b-0ed955722c3e-d9f74ab7998d-1000--euro-1988-all-you-need-to-know/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.95,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's tournament guide: date and venue of the final, format, top scorers, team of the tournament and the record that the USSR are the only side to lose three EURO finals. Says the volley came after 52 minutes, two adrift of the match report, which is why reliability sits below it."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1984-final-report",
    "title": "Platini fires hosts France to EURO 1984 final glory against Spain (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/news/0253-0d7b30962789-a31ae5d66fac-1000--platini-fires-hosts-france-to-euro-1984-final-glory-against-spa/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's match report with line-ups, referee and the full Arconada sequence, plus two figures that appear nowhere else: that no other team scored as many at the finals as Platini did alone, and that Bellone's was the only one of France's 14 goals scored by a striker. Gives no minute for either goal, no date, and no Man of the Match."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1984-all-you-need-to-know",
    "title": "EURO 1984 - All you need to know (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/025a-0eb3409cf5d7-59ea269c3fd2-1000--euro-1984-all-you-need-to-know/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.94,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's tournament guide: date and venues of the final, format, team of the tournament, and the breakdown of Platini's nine goals. The page contradicts itself on the format's history - its venues section calls 1984 \"the first eight-team final tournament\" while elsewhere it dates the expansion of the finals to 1980 and calls 1984 the second edition with a group stage. Reliability reduced for that. Resolved on 2026-08-09: uefa-euro-1980-all-you-need-to-know states three separate times that 1980 was the first eight-team EURO, so the venues line on this page is the error."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1976-final-report",
    "title": "Panenka makes his name as Czechoslovakia beat West Germany in EURO 1976 final shoot-out (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/news/0253-0d7b2fd33353-cdc961ca4218-1000--panenka-makes-his-name-as-czechoslovakia-beat-west-germany-in-e/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's match report with line-ups, referee, the build-up to all four goals and the shoot-out sequence, plus Panenka's own long account of how he developed the penalty. Gives no date or venue for the final and lists no Man of the Match."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1976-all-you-need-to-know",
    "title": "EURO 1976 - All you need to know (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/025a-0eb2be3e9998-da51342d4529-1000--euro-1976-all-you-need-to-know/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's tournament guide: date and venue of the final, the four-team format, both semi-finals, top scorers and the note that all four matches went to extra time."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1980-final-report",
    "title": "Hrubesch is West Germany's hero in EURO 1980 final against Belgium (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/news/0253-0d7b30417790-5b9058afc9a7-1000--hrubesch-is-west-germany-s-hero-in-euro-1980-final-against-belg/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.95,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's match report with line-ups, referee and both goals. Its narrative and the Hrubesch quote printed on the same page disagree about the winning goal: the narrative has Pfaff coming out to a Rummenigge cross and being beaten to it, while Hrubesch calls it a prepared corner and says Pfaff stayed on his line. Reliability reduced for that internal conflict. No date or venue."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1980-all-you-need-to-know",
    "title": "EURO 1980 - All you need to know (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/025a-0eb31cb2ddca-3522043e6fe9-1000--euro-1980-all-you-need-to-know/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's tournament guide: date and venue of the final, format, top scorers, the last third-place play-off. States three separate times that 1980 was the first eight-team EURO, which settles the self-contradiction in uefa-euro-1984-all-you-need-to-know."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1972-final-report",
    "title": "Muller strikes twice as West Germany beat USSR in 1972 EURO final (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d7b3004cb83-b521fb90279e-1000--muller-strikes-twice-as-west-germany-beat-ussr-in-1972-euro-/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's match report with line-ups, referee and the build-up to all three goals. Gives no date, no venue, no goal minutes and no Man of the Match. Agrees with uefa-euro-1972-all-you-need-to-know on every point that both cover - no discrepancy found in this pair."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1972-all-you-need-to-know",
    "title": "EURO 1972 - All you need to know (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/025a-0eb139f3ef01-43794eaa51bc-1000--euro-1972-all-you-need-to-know/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's tournament guide: venues, format, dates of the final phase, the Muller scoring records, and the note that a draw at EURO 1972 would have gone to penalties whereas EURO 1968 used coin tosses and a replay. Does not give a date for the final itself, only that the final phase ran 14-18 June."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1968-final-report-drawn",
    "title": "Hosts Italy earn EURO 1968 final replay against Yugoslavia (UEFA, Italy 1-1 Yugoslavia aet)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/news/0253-0d7b2f5cc895-397374efc71d-1000--hosts-italy-earn-euro-1968-final-replay-against-yugoslavia/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's report on the drawn final, with line-ups and referee (Gottfried Drienst). Names Mirsad Fazlagic as Yugoslavia's captain, where the replay page names Dzajic. Gives no date."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1968-final-report-replay",
    "title": "Riva steers Italy to EURO 1968 final replay win against Yugoslavia (UEFA, Italy 2-0)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/news/0253-0d7b30305868-f37cf2b58b1d-1000--riva-steers-italy-to-euro-1968-final-replay-win-against-yugosla/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's report on the replay, with line-ups and referee (Ortiz de Mendibil). Names Dragan Dzajic as Yugoslavia's captain, where the drawn-final page names Fazlagic; both played in both matches and neither page comments on the change. Gives no date."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1968-coin-toss-semi-final",
    "title": "Coin toss takes Italy to EURO 1968 final after USSR stalemate (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0253-0d7b2f5adb06-fa5820ecb86b-1000--fortune-favours-1968-hosts-italy/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "Report on the goalless semi-final, carrying Facchetti's own first-hand account of the toss itself - the walk to the dressing rooms, the referee's old coin, the call of tails - and Zoff on Italy playing it with ten men in a era without substitutes."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1968-all-you-need-to-know",
    "title": "EURO 1968 - All you need to know (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/025a-0eb123af9b7b-df3264614b74-1000--euro-1968-all-you-need-to-know/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's tournament guide: venues, the 8 June date of the first final, the rebranding from European Nations' Cup, and the two records - the only EURO or World Cup decider to go to a replay, and the only competitive European international decided by a coin toss."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1964-final-report",
    "title": "Marcelino heads Spain to EURO 1964 final win against USSR (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/news/0253-0d7b2fe55184-528b8a894544-1000--marcelino-heads-spain-to-euro-1964-final-win-against-ussr/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.95,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's match report with line-ups and the build-up to all three goals. Names Arthur Ellis (England) as referee, who does not appear in the four-referee list on uefa-euro-1964-all-you-need-to-know. Its narrative also blames the USSR's shape on the absence of Alexey Korneyev while the line-up on the same page starts him. Gives no goal minutes and no date."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1964-all-you-need-to-know",
    "title": "EURO 1964 - All you need to know (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/025a-0eb1003d659d-f9d6903fa836-1000--euro-1964-all-you-need-to-know/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.94,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's tournament guide: date and venue of the final, goal minutes, format, referees, team of the tournament. Contradicts itself on the winner's minute - the 84th in its main account, \"also in the 83rd minute\" in its facts section - and its referee list names Arthur Holland as the English official where the match report has Arthur Ellis. Reliability reduced for both."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1960-final-report",
    "title": "Ponedelnik heads USSR to EURO 1960 final glory against Yugoslavia (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d7b300e90b1-d0e35cbedac8-1000--ponedelnik-heads-soviet-union-to-glory/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's report on the first European Championship final, with line-ups, referee (Arthur Ellis of England) and the build-up to all three goals, plus Ponedelnik's own account naming the 113th minute and the Meskhi cross. No date and no attendance."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-euro-1960-all-you-need-to-know",
    "title": "EURO 1960 - All you need to know (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/025a-0eb0ecf360cc-a9532565e049-1000--euro-1960-all-you-need-to-know/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's guide to the inaugural finals: date, venue and attendance, the 17-nation entry, the Spain walkover, and Henri Delaunay's founding role. Independently confirms Arthur Ellis as referee of the 1960 final, which bears on the conflicting referee attributions for 1964 recorded in uefa-historical-sources-faq."
  },
  {
    "id": "conmebol-copa-america-champions-list",
    "title": "Every CONMEBOL Copa America Champion in History (copaamerica.com, 14 Jul 2024)",
    "url": "https://copaamerica.com/en/news/all-of-the-conmebol-copa-america-champions",
    "publisher": "CONMEBOL",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.94,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "CONMEBOL's edition-by-edition champions list, published the day of the 2024 final, with a running title count per nation. The list itself reconciles exactly - 48 titles across 48 editions - but its finals-won tally credits Uruguay two, where the same site's finals page lists three single-match final wins for them. Reliability reduced for that."
  },
  {
    "id": "conmebol-copa-america-finals-list",
    "title": "Every Final in the History of CONMEBOL Copa America (copaamerica.com, 15 Jul 2024)",
    "url": "https://copaamerica.com/en/news/copa-america-every-final-history-conmebol",
    "publisher": "CONMEBOL",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "Every final from 1975, when the finals format began, with scores - two-legged from 1975 to 1983, round-robin again in 1989 and 1991, single-match otherwise. Used here to check the finals-won tally on conmebol-copa-america-champions-list."
  },
  {
    "id": "conmebol-copa-america-2015-final",
    "title": "Chile gana la Copa America 2015 al vencer 4-1 por penales a Argentina (CONMEBOL, 4 Jul 2015)",
    "url": "https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/chile-gana-la-copa-america-2015-al-vencer-4-1-por-penales-argentina/",
    "publisher": "CONMEBOL",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.92,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "Short match report on CONMEBOL's own site, but the text is credited to AFP and only edited by conmebol.com - agency copy republished by the governing body rather than CONMEBOL's own reporting, which is why reliability sits below the 2016 report. Carries the full shoot-out order but no line-ups, attendance or referee. Spells Ever Banega as \"Vanega\"."
  },
  {
    "id": "conmebol-copa-america-2016-final",
    "title": "Chile, campeon de la Copa America Centenario (CONMEBOL, 27 Jun 2016)",
    "url": "https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/chile-campeon-de-la-copa-america-centenario/",
    "publisher": "CONMEBOL",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.95,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "CONMEBOL's own report with a full ficha tecnica - attendance, referee trio, both red cards, bookings with minutes and both line-ups with substitutions. Its itemised shoot-out list prints seven kicks and omits two that the same page describes in prose and in its own scorer summary: Biglia's saved attempt and Silva's decisive conversion."
  },
  {
    "id": "conmebol-copa-america-2019-review",
    "title": "Brazil wins their ninth title in 2019 (copaamerica.com, 30 May 2024)",
    "url": "https://copaamerica.com/en/news/brazil-ninth-title-copa-america-2019",
    "publisher": "CONMEBOL",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.95,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "CONMEBOL's retrospective of the 2019 edition, credited at the foot to \"CONMEBOL.com / OPTA\", with the final's goals and minutes, Brazil's full route and several tournament records. Used as the sole source for copa-america-2019 because CONMEBOL's dedicated match report for that final, at copaamerica.com/en/news/brazil-defeated-peru-3-1-and-is-the-new-champion, renders as a headline and date with no article body - checked 2026-08-09 in both the browser and via fetch. The same is true of copaamerica.com/en/news/the-last-5-finals-of-the-conmebol-copa-america. This retrospective does not mention the red card reported elsewhere for that final, which is therefore not claimed in this corpus."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-ecc-1960-final-report",
    "title": "1959/60 - Dazzling Madrid crush Frankfurt (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0253-0d7b1dc17e3e-c896eaba1732-1000--1959-60-dazzling-madrid-crush-frankfurt/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.94,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's report on the 1960 final with a full goal line and both semi-finals. Internally inconsistent: it lists Puskas's first goal on 46 while its prose says Madrid \"raced into a 3-1 interval lead\", which those times do not support. Gives the crowd only as a \"capacity 127,000\", with no precise figure."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-glasgow-1960-roxburgh",
    "title": "Glasgow 1960 - Madrid and Frankfurt create a classic (UEFA, 8 Aug 2022)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0278-15d122575785-522ba60705c9-1000--glasgow-1960-madrid-and-frankfurt-create-a-classic/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.9,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "Eyewitness recollection by Andy Roxburgh, former UEFA technical director, who watched the final as a 16-year-old, published by UEFA 62 years after the event. Valuable for the texture of the four Puskas goals and the conditions, but it is testimony recalled decades later rather than a match record, hence the reduced reliability. Also gives the crowd as \"something like 127,000\"."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-ucl-2013-14-final-report",
    "title": "Madrid finally fulfil Decima dream (UEFA.com, 24 May 2014, by Andrew Haslam)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0250-0c51093bd4a7-41ccc377a75c-1000--madrid-finally-fulfil-decima-dream/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "Contemporaneous UEFA report on the 2014 final. Describes Ramos's equaliser by its position in added time - \"with two of the five additional minutes remaining\", \"deep into stoppage time\" - rather than by a minute number, so this corpus does not assert the 93rd minute that circulates elsewhere. Names the city, Lisbon, but not the stadium."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-ucl-2011-12-final-report",
    "title": "Shoot-out win ends Chelsea's long wait for glory (UEFA.com, 19 May 2012, by Andrew Haslam)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0250-0c50fb78a384-1434bbcadbcb-1000--shoot-out-win-ends-chelsea-s-long-wait-for-glory/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "Contemporaneous UEFA report on the 2012 final, with the shoot-out in full order and first-half shot counts. Gives Muller's goal as \"seven minutes remaining\" and Drogba's as the 88th minute. Refers to the venue only as Bayern's own stadium, without naming it."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-ucl-1994-final-report",
    "title": "1993/94 AC Milan 4-0 FC Barcelona - Report (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01e8-0e7500aa6700-4fe71b1809c0-1000--1993-94-ac-milan-4-0-fc-barcelona-report/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's narrative report with the build-up to all four goals, the suspensions that reshaped Milan's defence, and quotes from Capello and Massaro. Gives no goal minutes, no date and no venue; those come from uefa-ucl-1993-94-season-review, which agrees with it on every point both cover."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-ucl-1993-94-season-review",
    "title": "1993/94 - Massaro leads Milan rout (UEFA)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0253-0d03f82dda57-672859abc63f-1000--1993-94-massaro-leads-milan-rout/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "Season review carrying the goal line with minutes, the venue (OACA Spiros Louis, Athens), both semi-finals and the 1993/94 format change that introduced knockout semi-finals. Page dated 18 May 1994. No discrepancy found against uefa-ucl-1994-final-report."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-uel-honours-2026",
    "title": "Which teams have won the Europa League? (UEFA, updated 1 Jun 2026)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0275-152d42886a65-efc6ff0e2d60-1000--which-teams-have-won-the-europa-league-uefa-cup/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.97,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's honours board for the UEFA Cup and Europa League, updated after the 2026 final. Club and nation tables both reconcile exactly to 55 titles across 55 seasons, and the club list totals the 31 it claims."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-uel-2025-26-winners",
    "title": "2025/26 Europa League - Meet the winners (UEFA, 20 May 2026, by John Atkin)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/02a1-1fce257db598-8d600e9b2af4-1000--2025-26-europa-league-meet-the-winners/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.94,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's winners feature, written by its Aston Villa club reporter, with the full route, Emery's record and squad detail. Reliability set below UEFA's neutral pages because it is club-beat writing with some editorialising, and because it names only one of the three goalscorers in the final."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-uel-2026-final-guide",
    "title": "2026 UEFA Europa League final - where is it, who is involved, how to watch (UEFA, 20 May 2026)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2047743--freiburg-vs-aston-villa/final/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.95,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "Pre-match guide to the 2026 final: venue, capacity, date and kick-off time, the edition count, and Emery's finals record including the 2018/19 defeat with Arsenal. Being a preview it carries no result; the result is taken from uefa-uel-2025-26-winners."
  },
  {
    "id": "conmebol-libertadores-2025-final",
    "title": "Flamengo, tetracampeon de la CONMEBOL Libertadores (CONMEBOL, 30 Nov 2025)",
    "url": "https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/flamengo-tetracampeon-de-la-conmebol-libertadores/",
    "publisher": "CONMEBOL",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.94,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "CONMEBOL's own report on the 2025 final with a full statistics block. Contains one internal error: it dates Danilo's second Libertadores title to 2026 while reporting the 2025 final, in a piece published on 30 November 2025. Reliability reduced for that."
  },
  {
    "id": "conmebol-libertadores-historia",
    "title": "Copa Libertadores - Historia (CONMEBOL, 23 Jan 2015)",
    "url": "https://conmebol.com/es/historia-copa-libertadores",
    "publisher": "CONMEBOL",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.9,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "Strong on origins - the Caracas congress of 2 August 1959, the 8-1 vote with Uruguay against and Venezuela abstaining, the naming after the Libertadores, and the first match on 19 April 1960. Dated January 2015 and stale on the present: it still says the competition is played in the first half of each year, which the November 2025 final contradicts, and gives no honours table beyond naming Independiente as record holders on seven."
  },
  {
    "id": "conmebol-libertadores-champions-list-2012",
    "title": "Campeones y goleadores de la Copa Libertadores de America (CONMEBOL, 22 Dec 2012)",
    "url": "https://www.conmebol.com/sin-categorizar/campeones-y-goleadores-de-la-copa-libertadores-de-america/",
    "publisher": "CONMEBOL",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.92,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "Year-by-year champions and runners-up, complete and reliable for 1960 to 2012, where it stops. Cannot support a current honours table: CONMEBOL appears to publish no updated club palmares on its own estate."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-weuro-every-final",
    "title": "Who has won Women's EURO? Champions, teams, players, scorers and venues for every final (UEFA, 27 Jul 2025)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/0276-1574551cc7a7-6f3161f07484-1000--who-has-won-women-s-euro-champions-teams-players-scorers-a/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "All 14 Women's EURO finals from 1984 to 2025 with scorers, minutes, venues and both line-ups. Labels the 1989 winner as West Germany and calls it their only European women's title before reunification, where uefa-weuro-germany-records counts that title within Germany's eight. Gives no dates for the finals, only venues. Its 2025 England line-up prints Walsh twice."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-weuro-germany-records",
    "title": "Germany first to 50 Women's EURO games - their records, titles and stats (UEFA, 19 Jul 2025)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/0276-1570ce1f46f2-dced7a2638e9-1000--germany-first-to-50-women-s-euro-games-their-records-titles/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.93,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's authoritative title count and record list for the competition as seen through Germany. Contradicts itself: it claims \"Most finals: 10\" while its own tournament-by-tournament record on the same page shows eight wins and one runners-up finish across the 14 editions, with two non-qualifications, which allows nine finals at most. Reliability reduced for that."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-weuro-2017-review",
    "title": "Dutch delight - how the Netherlands won Women's EURO (UEFA, 6 Aug 2017, by Paul Saffer)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/023c-0e16a0854e41-e891c5cfeaea-1000--dutch-delight-how-the-netherlands-won-women-s-euro/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.95,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "Filed from the FC Twente Stadion on the night of the 2017 final, with the Netherlands' full route, the mid-cycle coach change, the attendance records and the firsts the title represented. Gives no goal minutes for the final itself; those come from uefa-weuro-every-final, which it does not contradict."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-weuro-2013-roll-of-honour",
    "title": "UEFA Women's EURO 2013 roll of honour (UEFA, 28 Jul 2013, by Paul Saffer)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0252-0ce447e327b2-7a06e8e9e80d-1000--uefa-women-s-euro-2013-roll-of-honour/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.96,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "Per-edition record of Women's EURO 2013: every match with date, result, attendance, venue and player of the match, plus the award winners and the 23-player all-star squad. Marks the final's 41,301 as a tournament record. This is the edition-specific second source the backlog requires before an edition object is written."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-weuro-2005-review",
    "title": "2005 - Official approval for EURO success (UEFA, 19 Jun 2005, by Kevin Ashby)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/01aa-0e1098d51808-b57593af503a-1000--2005-official-approval-for-euro-success/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.95,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's review of Women's EURO 2005, filed days after the final, with the tournament and match attendances, the television figures, both group stages and both semi-finals. The edition-specific second source the backlog requires. Gives no goal minutes for the final; those come from uefa-weuro-every-final, which it does not contradict."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-weuro-1997-review",
    "title": "1997 - German reign goes on (UEFA, 12 Jul 1997, by Paul Saffer)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/014b-0e1089060ac9-5a3a96498565-1000--1997-german-reign-goes-on/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.95,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's review of Women's EURO 1997, covering the two-division qualifying format introduced that year, the play-off round, both final-tournament groups and both semi-finals. The edition-specific second source the backlog requires. Gives no goal minutes for the final; those come from uefa-weuro-every-final, which it does not contradict."
  },
  {
    "id": "uefa-weuro-1995-review",
    "title": "1995 - Germany establish upper hand (UEFA, 26 Mar 1995, by Paul Saffer)",
    "url": "https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/012f-0e10872af059-3de9ff7df2f1-1000--1995-germany-establish-upper-hand/",
    "publisher": "UEFA",
    "tier": "primary",
    "reliability": 0.94,
    "accessed": "2026-08-09",
    "notes": "UEFA's review of Women's EURO 1995: the record entry, the switch to 90-minute matches, the qualifying and quarter-final rounds, both two-legged semi-finals and the final. Puts Birgit Prinz's winning goal at 65 minutes where uefa-weuro-every-final lists it on 64 - reliability reduced for that one-minute conflict."
  }
]