Registered 1995 · AboutUs could not get a response over HTTPS when it checked (Nov 15, 2026)
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Common questions
Is football.co.uk legit or a scam?
football.co.uk was registered Oct 3, 1995 (31 years old), per public registration records. AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
Who owns football.co.uk?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for football.co.uk. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
When was football.co.uk registered?
football.co.uk's registration dates to Oct 3, 1995 (31 years old), per public registration records. Global Domains Limited t/a Global Domains Limited is the registrar on record today.
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Football.co.uk is a leading website for football in the UK
Football.co.uk has the all the latest England football news and live scores on the UK Premiership, Champions League Europe and Uefa Cup plus fantasy football results buy shirts boots and football forum to comment on all things about soccer.
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football.co.uk
aboutus.com/football.co.ukScores refreshed Nov 11, 2026Not an official or audited rating
SignalMeasured
Authority
Link-graph prominence, 0–99
59
Safety
Can't check — no response over HTTPS
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Registered
Oct 3, 199531 years old · RDAP fetched Nov 11, 2026
Registrar
Global Domains Limited t/a Global Domains Limited
Measurements, not a verdict about the site. Authority scores draw on Open PageRank link-graph data.
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 31 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · one registrar since Nov 19, 2025 · 1 registrant change since 2009 · last checked Nov 11, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredOct 3, 1995football.co.uk was registered on Oct 3, 1995.Source: RDAP, fetched Nov 11, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 20, 2006 – Nov 10, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described football.co.uk from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 10, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Registrar
Global Domains Limited t/a Global Domains LimitedGlobal Domains Limited t/a Global Domains LimitedNov 19, 2025 – Nov 15, 2026 (latest)Registrar Global Domains Limited t/a Global Domains Limited in the registration data recorded, first on Nov 19, 2025 and most recently on Nov 15, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Nov 11, 2026
Registrant
Registrant recordsJan 4, 2009 – Jan 1, 2026Registration records for football.co.uk are held from Jan 4, 2009 to Jan 1, 2026 (156 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Jan 2026 – Nov 2026Nameservers: dnsserversite.comJul 31, 2016 – Jan 9, 2019Registration records listed dnsserversite.com nameservers (ns2.dnsserversite.com, ns3.dnsserversite.com) for football.co.uk from Jul 31, 2016 to Jan 9, 2019.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Let's EncryptApr 8, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 11 certificates for football.co.uk from Apr 8, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 7, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
200020102020Jan ’26Oct ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (12)
Oct 3, 1995Registration: football.co.uk was registered on Oct 3, 1995.Source: RDAP, fetched Nov 11, 2026
Jun 20, 2006 – Nov 10, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described football.co.uk from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 10, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Football.co.uk has the all the latest England football news and live scores on the UK Premiership, Champions League Europe and Uefa Cup plus fantasy football results buy shirts boots and football forum to comment on all…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Jan 4, 2009 – Jan 1, 2026Registrant: Registration records for football.co.uk are held from Jan 4, 2009 to Jan 1, 2026 (156 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jul 31, 2016 – Jan 9, 2019Zone file: Registration records listed dnsserversite.com nameservers (ns2.dnsserversite.com, ns3.dnsserversite.com) for football.co.uk from Jul 31, 2016 to Jan 9, 2019.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Automated safety checks
DNS (passed)
HTTPS (failed)
Make sure the site responds over HTTPS with a valid certificate.
AboutUs has not vetted this site. Everything below is what we could measure automatically. Anything you do on the site — paying, sharing personal details, downloading — is between you and the site, not AboutUs.
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Oct 3, 1995 — 31 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: Global Domains Limited t/a Global Domains Limited — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Aug 28, 2026).
checked Sep 30, 2026
Said about itself in 2006
Jul 1, 2006
“Football.co.uk has the all the latest England football news and live scores on the UK Premiership, Champions League Europe and Uefa Cup plus fantasy football results buy shirts boots and football forum to comment on all…”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Current AboutUs recordJun 25, 2026 – Nov 11, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Nov 11, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Registrant changeMay 10, 2017The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded May 10, 2017. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
1 registrant change, 2009–2026
Nameservers: cloudns.net
Nameservers: cloudns.netApr 11, 2019 – Jan 1, 2026Registration records listed cloudns.net nameservers (dns31.cloudns.net, dns32.cloudns.net, dns33.cloudns.net…) for football.co.uk from Apr 11, 2019 to Jan 1, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to cloudns.netApr 11, 2019football.co.uk's nameservers moved from dnsserversite.com to cloudns.net at some point between Jan 9, 2019 and Apr 11, 2019. Last seen at dnsserversite.com: Jan 9, 2019 (registration record). First seen at cloudns.net: Apr 11, 2019 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 3 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Certificate from DigiCert Inc
Feb 2, 2026 – Nov 2, 2026 (latest)
DigiCert Inc certificate valid Feb 2, 2026 to Feb 1, 2027, as seen on Nov 2, 2026.
Source: TLS check, Nov 2, 2026
May 10, 2017
Registrant: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded May 10, 2017. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Apr 11, 2019 – Jan 1, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed cloudns.net nameservers (dns31.cloudns.net, dns32.cloudns.net, dns33.cloudns.net…) for football.co.uk from Apr 11, 2019 to Jan 1, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Apr 11, 2019Zone file: football.co.uk's nameservers moved from dnsserversite.com to cloudns.net at some point between Jan 9, 2019 and Apr 11, 2019. Last seen at dnsserversite.com: Jan 9, 2019 (registration record). First seen at cloudns.net: Apr 11, 2019 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 3 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nov 19, 2025 – Nov 15, 2026Registrar: Registrar Global Domains Limited t/a Global Domains Limited in the registration data recorded, first on Nov 19, 2025 and most recently on Nov 15, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Nov 11, 2026
Feb 2, 2026 – Nov 2, 2026Certificate: DigiCert Inc certificate valid Feb 2, 2026 to Feb 1, 2027, as seen on Nov 2, 2026.Source: TLS check, Nov 2, 2026
Apr 8, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 11 certificates for football.co.uk from Apr 8, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 7, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jun 25, 2026 – Nov 11, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Nov 11, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
The site names Football.co.uk as the organisation behind it.
checked Sep 30, 2026
The live front page reads as a news or media site that publishes free content supported by ads, mainly for a general audience.
Authority 59/100— ahead of 59% of the August 2026 scored sampleSome caution flags
Why this authority score
59 is a percentile: higher than 59% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #269,611)+5
Verified continuity: 31.1 years (RDAP registration)+11
Identity corroboration (capped)+4
Security & email hygiene+3
Calibration adjustment (published map)+8
Model score: 31/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 59/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 4 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 4 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
Recorded HTTPS check did not confirm a valid connection
What football.co.uk said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
Football.co.uk has the all the latest England football news and live scores on the UK Premiership, Champions League Europe and Uefa Cup plus fantasy football results buy shirts boots and football forum to comment on all things about soccer.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.