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Football APIs: How to select the right football data provider [2025]

Football APIs: How to select the right football data provider [2025]

Welcome to our xG-explained blog. Here, we will explain the meaning of all the xG-metrics Sportmonks offers. In our previous blog we explained what xG is, in this blog we will dive into the deeper meaning of all new metrics xG brings to the table.

Time to read 9 min

Published November 18, 2020

Last updated March 14, 2025

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News API: EURO 2020 Final

News API: EURO 2020 Final

After a month, UEFA Euro 2020 – a unique format involving 11 different host countries comes to an end at Wembley with Italy vs. England taking the center stage in the final scheduled for kick-off at 20:00 (GMT+1) on Sunday, the 11th of July.

Published July 11, 2021

Last updated February 23, 2024

Updated Football Popularity Rankings | Sportmonks

Updated Football Popularity Rankings | Sportmonks

Football Popularity Rankings look at the Twitter reception of Euro teams to reveal who receives the most support and who is under the most fan pressure.

Published July 2, 2021

Last updated May 22, 2023

Euro 2020: Football Popularity Rankings | Sportmonks

Euro 2020: Football Popularity Rankings | Sportmonks

Football Popularity Rankings look at the Twitter reception of Euro teams to reveal who receives the most support and who is under the most fan pressure.

Published June 7, 2021

Last updated November 3, 2023

Sportmonks Launches Live Chainlink Node to Provide Smart Contracts

Sportmonks Launches Live Chainlink Node to Provide Smart Contracts

Published April 29, 2021

Last updated May 22, 2023

Sportmonks and Chainlink bring sports data to the blockchain

Sportmonks and Chainlink bring sports data to the blockchain

Published March 17, 2021

Last updated December 9, 2024

A brand new Sportmonks look and feel

We elaborate on our decision to rebuild our website and why we restyled ourselves as the number one sports platform

Published March 2, 2021

Last updated May 11, 2023

Changes for our customers

Changes for our customers

In this blog post, we’ll talk about the changes we’ve made to our plans and what it means for you

Published March 2, 2021

Last updated December 8, 2024

Home Alone: Football Crowd Data

Home Alone: Football Crowd Data

Playing without crowd in the Premier League. A multi-perspective analysis of the impact of playing behind doors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published March 1, 2021

Last updated August 27, 2021