Corrections & feedback policy

What we correct

• Factual errors: incorrect names, dates, scores, statistics, or attribution.
• Misquotation or misattribution of a public figure’s words.
• Fabrications surfaced post-publication (e.g., an AI-expanded wire body that cleared the runtime filter but contained an invented detail).
• Numerical or formula errors in a probabilistic prediction.
• Material omissions that changed a reader’s understanding of the story.

What happens when we make a correction

• Visible on the article. A dated “Corrected on YYYY-MM-DD” note is appended at the bottom of the body. If the error materially changed the meaning, a one-sentence summary of what changed is included.
• Original text replaced. The corrected text replaces the wrong text inline; a strikethrough is used only when the original wording is itself part of the public record being corrected.
• Republished to social. If the original article was auto-posted to X, Facebook, Instagram, or Threads, a corrected post or reply is published on each surface within four hours. We do not silently delete a wrong post.
• Retraction for severe errors. When an error is severe enough that the article cannot stand corrected (e.g., a fabricated quote, a player misidentified, a transfer story we shouldn’t have published), the article is retracted and the URL serves a 404 with an explanatory note linked.

How to flag an error

Spotted something wrong? Here’s how to tell us:

• Contact form: /contact — pick “Editorial correction” from the topic dropdown. Please include the article URL, the specific claim you believe is wrong, and (if you have it) the source for the correct version. We aim to respond within 24 hours on business days.
• X reply / DM: @matchdaynetwork. Faster for time-sensitive errors (live scores, lineups, in-play stats). Public replies are welcomed; we’d rather correct in the open than hide a mistake.
• Email: via the contact form above. Direct addresses are not published to reduce automated abuse but every valid correction request reaches a human.

Right of reply

Public figures, clubs, agents, and rights-holders mentioned in our coverage have a standing right of reply. If we publish a claim about you that you dispute, contact us via the channels above. We will publish your response (verbatim, subject to legal review) on the article in question within 48 hours, or correct the article if the dispute is well-founded. The right of reply does not extend to non-correctional editorial disagreement (we will respectfully decline a request to remove an opinion piece you disagree with).

Independence of corrections

Corrections are made by editorial staff alone. Commercial partners, advertisers, and affiliate brands have no involvement in the decision to correct, retract, or publish a right-of-reply response. The corrections log is not subject to commercial sign-off.

When we don’t correct

Editorial opinion (a prediction call we got wrong, a tactical read that didn’t play out, a transfer rumour that fizzled) is not a correctable error — it’s the job of football journalism to make calls and miss some. Our predictions show their probability bands so the reader can judge our hit rate over time; predictions that miss are not retracted. If the underlying numbers were wrong, that’s a correction (the math, not the call).