Here football transfer league shows you the statistics behind all those rumours that the rumour websites produce. Currently showing accuracy of the football rumours and average number or rumours produced (per day). Any interesting statistics that you think we are missing, please drop us a line.

Rumour Accuracy

Source Correct Total Num Accuracy
Sky Sports 260 755
34.4%
Goal 149 519
28.7%
Fanatix 6 29
20.7%
Football365 1 6
16.7%
Talk Sport 239 1582
15.1%
Footy Online 11 73
15.1%
Inside Futbol 35 240
14.6%
Calcio Mercato 77 621
12.4%
Footy Bunker 14 116
12.1%
Footy Latest 9 88
10.2%

Info: Figures are based on all rumours we have that have been resolved (player has transfered or signed a new contract). FTL rumour data goes back to the start of summer 2006 transfer window.

Rumours Per Day

Rumour Source Num Rumours
Talk Sport 0.25
Sky Sports 0.12
Calcio Mercato 0.10
Goal 0.08
Caught Offside 0.06
Inside Futbol 0.04
Fichajes 0.03
Footy Bunker 0.02
Footy Latest 0.01
Footy Online 0.01

Info: On average how many rumours do each rumour source produce a day. Again using all rumours from the start of summer 2006 transfer window.

User Rating

Rumour Source User Rating
Footy Bunker

3.8 (4K votes)

Inside Futbol

3.4 (6K votes)

Footy Online

3.4 (2K votes)

Footy Latest

3.4 (3K votes)

Caught Offside

3.3 (18K votes)

Sky Sports

3.3 (9K votes)

Goal

3.3 (8K votes)

Talk Sport

3.3 (37K votes)

Fanatix

3.2 (711 votes)

The Athletic

3.1 (22 votes)

Info: This is the average of the user rating for rumours produced by the football rumour source.