Okay, so let me tell you about this little project I’ve been messing around with – building a live football score tracker. It all started when I was trying to keep up with a bunch of games at once. You know how it is, flipping between different websites and apps, trying to get the latest scores. It was a real pain, so I thought, “Why not just make something myself?”
So I did some digging. Turns out there are tons of websites out there like Flashscore, LiveScore, OneFootball, and even Sky Sports that already do this. They’ve got live scores, results, and all that jazz for leagues all over the world – EPL, LaLiga, you name it. I even stumbled upon something called Live Soccer TV which seems to have a TV schedule and official live streams, which sounds pretty cool.
But here’s the thing – I wanted something simple and customized just for me. Most of these sites have way too much information. I just wanted the scores and maybe some basic stats.
I started by figuring out where to get the data. Most of these big sites probably use some fancy APIs, but I’m not at that level yet. I decided to start small and just scrape the data from a couple of these websites. It’s not the most elegant solution, but it works for now. I picked a few sites that had the leagues I was interested in and wrote a little script to grab the scores every few minutes.
- First, I made a list of the websites that had the scores I needed.
- Then, I wrote a script – nothing fancy – to pull the data from those sites.
- I set it up to run every few minutes, so I’d always have the latest scores.
Once I had the data, I needed a way to display it. I’m no web developer, but I know enough to throw together a basic webpage. I used some simple HTML and CSS to create a clean layout, with each match on its own line and the score displayed prominently. Nothing too fancy, just the essentials.
For now, it’s just a simple webpage that I refresh manually. Eventually, I might try to make it update automatically, but that’s a problem for another day. I might even try to add some alerts for when goals are scored, or when a match is about to start.
The Results
It’s not perfect, but it works! I can now see all the scores I care about in one place, without having to deal with all the extra clutter on other websites. It’s been a fun little project, and I’ve learned a lot along the way. Maybe one day I’ll turn it into a proper app or something, but for now, I’m happy with my little homemade football score tracker.
It’s not pretty, and it’s definitely not as polished as those big-name sites. But it’s mine, and it does exactly what I need it to do. And that’s all that matters, right? It’s like making your own sandwich instead of buying one – it might not look as good, but it tastes better because you made it yourself.
