Players, by the numbers.

The player profile format

Every player profile on COMESPORTSBUZZ follows the same format. The header includes the player's name, role, country and current team. The body includes the verified career stats, the in-season form, the latest injury note, the editor profile and the social media links.

The profile is updated within 24 hours of a completed match. The injury note is updated within 12 hours of a confirmed injury. The career stats are updated within 12 hours of the end of the match in which the player played.

The social media links policy

The COMESPORTSBUZZ player profiles link to the player's official social media accounts. The accounts are verified by the desk before being added to the profile. The desk does not link to fan accounts, parody accounts or unofficial accounts.

The profiles also link to the player's official website where one exists. The desk does not link to commercial endorsements, merchandise stores or third-party ticket resellers. The desk does not link to fantasy app profiles or betting platform profiles.

How the desk thinks about this topic

The COMESPORTSBUZZ desk has covered this beat for several seasons now. The approach has not changed much - source from the official scorecards, source from the press conferences, source from the verified beat reporters, and source from the people inside the dressing room. The desk does not run rumours, does not chase clicks, and does not take affiliate revenue from any sports operator, betting platform, fantasy app or ticket reseller.

The desk treats every story as a piece of reporting, not as a piece of marketing. The desk does not write "Top 10" lists that are paid for. The desk does not link to commercial endorsements. The desk does not use AI to write published content. The desk uses AI tools only for research, transcription and stat-checking.

The desk is editorially independent of the rest of the business. The standards editor reviews every correction before it is published. The publisher signs off on the annual conflicts-of-interest disclosures. The desk publishes its financial summary once a year on the about page.

The reader relationship

The desk treats the reader as an intelligent adult who has chosen to spend time with COMESPORTSBUZZ. The desk does not write down to the reader. The desk does not pad copy with marketing-speak. The desk does not use the word "leverage" as a verb. The desk does not use the word "unleash". The desk does not use the word "seamless".

The desk does use technical terms where they add precision - "expected goals" rather than "chances created", "net run rate" rather than "scoring rate", "PER" rather than "efficiency rating". The desk explains the technical terms on first use. After that, the desk assumes the reader knows what they mean.

The desk responds to reader feedback. The contact page has three addresses - tips and corrections, editorial complaints, and partnerships. The desk reads every email. The desk responds inside 24 hours during the working week. The desk acts on every correction request that meets the verification threshold.