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On 19 May 2014, a relaunch took place for the so-called update to 'version 4'. In the course of this update there were both server-technical as well as data-legal issues, as private data was visible to other users for an indefinite period of time. For 48 hours the site had only a very limited
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The website has scores, results, transfer news, fixtures, and player values. Despite the player values, along with some other facts, being estimates, researchers from the
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before expanding to other teams. The website initially focused on players, but gradually expanded to include managers, agents, and other staff. In 2008,
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