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
The Athletic 109 258
42.2%
Sky Sports 347 1003
34.6%
Goal 161 543
29.7%
Fanatix 6 29
20.7%
Talk Sport 272 1732
15.7%
Footy Online 11 73
15.1%
Inside Futbol 35 240
14.6%
Football365 1 7
14.3%
Calcio Mercato 102 805
12.7%
Footy Bunker 14 116
12.1%

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 0.24
Caught Offside 0.14
Sky Sports 0.14
Calcio Mercato 0.11
Fichajes 0.07
Goal 0.07
The Athletic 0.04
Inside Futbol 0.03
Footy Bunker 0.02
Footy Latest 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)

The Athletic

3.3 (1K votes)

Goal

3.3 (9K votes)

Talk Sport

3.2 (38K votes)

Sky Sports

3.2 (10K votes)

Fanatix

3.2 (711 votes)

Caught Offside

3.1 (21K votes)

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