How we write the articles
The articles in News are written automatically from the match data we store. We do not copy, rewrite or summarise other outlets' articles, and we do not use quotes, injury news or rumours.
What we write
Reports after Cyprus First Division, Cup and Cypriot clubs' European matches (and Second Division ones when there are events), previews 48 hours before kick-off, the line-ups as soon as they are announced, stats when a number is worth telling (e.g. a player reaches 5 or 10 goals, a winning run, a new leader) and every Monday «The week».
Stats are limited: at most one article per club per 48 hours and at most six a day.
How they are written
From text templates in Greek and English, with the clubs' names correctly declined in Greek. The wording follows the data: a comeback, a late winner, a red card, a 0–0, a big win. The key player of a report is the player with the most goals in the match (on a tie: the winning side's, then whoever scored first).
A table position is stated only when today's table is the table after the match. In previews, «what's at stake» says only what the points make certain.
Where the data comes from
From API-Football (results, events, line-ups, tables) and our own calculations, as described on «How we calculate».
Checked before publishing
Before an article is published, an automatic check reads the text again: every number must be in the match or club data and every name must be a club, player or competition of the article. If something does not match, the article is not published.
Articles with few facts (fewer than three facts beyond the score in a report, fewer than two numbers in a stat) are published but not offered to search engines.
Corrections
If a match's data changes after publishing (e.g. a goal is credited to another player), the article is rewritten at the same address, marked «Updated» with the time. We keep every version.
Spotted a mistake?
Every article has a «Spotted a mistake?» form. You can also write to info@bala.cy.