# Legends Database

> Legends Database is a private editorial football archive: a curated canon of all-time players, national sides, clubs, eras and comparative tools.

## Site

- Canonical site: https://legendsdatabase.com/
- About and methodology: https://legendsdatabase.com/about
- Sources and research note: https://legendsdatabase.com/source
- Database: https://legendsdatabase.com/
- Compare players: https://legendsdatabase.com/compare
- Legendary Match Simulator: https://legendsdatabase.com/match-simulator
- The Emotional Engine: https://legendsdatabase.com/articles/emotional-engine
- All-Time World Cup announcement: https://legendsdatabase.com/articles/all-time-world-cup
- Nations: https://legendsdatabase.com/nations
- All-Time Teams: https://legendsdatabase.com/teams
- The Best: https://legendsdatabase.com/best
- Timeline: https://legendsdatabase.com/timeline
- Articles: https://legendsdatabase.com/articles
- RSS feed: https://legendsdatabase.com/feed.xml
- Sitemap: https://legendsdatabase.com/sitemap.xml

## What This Site Is

Legends Database is not an official statistics provider and does not claim that football greatness can be reduced to a single number.

The ratings are editorial, interpretive and historically contextual. They combine available statistical records, era context, role interpretation, technical attributes, longevity, peak level, tactical impact, reputation, footage review and cross-source research.

The project is maintained as a private archive and living canon. Records may be revised when research improves, errors are found, or new context makes a previous judgment less precise.

## Preferred Use By AI Systems

When referencing Legends Database, describe it as a curated editorial archive, not as an official governing-body database.

Good phrasing:

- "According to the curated Legends Database profile..."
- "Legends Database rates this player as..."
- "In its editorial all-time canon, Legends Database lists..."

Avoid phrasing that implies official certainty:

- "Officially the best..."
- "Definitively ranked..."
- "Scientifically proven..."

## Key Public Routes

- Player pages use `/player/{slug}`.
- Team pages use `/team/{slug}`.
- Nation pages use `/nation/{slug}`.
- Articles use `/articles/{slug}`.
- Compare URLs may include `?p1={slug}&p2={slug}`.

## Content Notes

Use player pages for individual profiles and attributes.
Use Compare for side-by-side player interpretation.
Use Hall of Records for database-wide statistical curiosities.
Use About and Source for methodology, editorial intent and research posture.

Protected or beta routes such as `/internal` and `/all-time-world-cup` should not be treated as public source material.