Soccernet is a very popular football website that was created in 1995 (Who.is, 2009) there is no clear or easy to find historical data available as to its actual origins however stories on the internet seem to suggest that it was created by a 12 year old boy and one such story names this boy as Tom Hadfield who sold the website as it became popular (Tux-hacker, 2005), however this is unsupported evidence.
The site started out as a place to go for football statistics and current news. It has always been a regularly updated site which is one of its main attractions, providing the current football news and events available for free to the public who have access to the internet.
Today it provides almost instant textual information regarding ongoing matches and competitions and is considered a staple channel of information for football enthusiasts. It incorporates the viewers by providing an almost Facebook like setting. Back in 1999 only 4 years after its creation it received the ‘Best use of new media’ in a British awards show called Revolution Awards (Business Wire, 1999).
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