๐ก The idea
Football Small Talk was born out of a simple need: being able to hold a conversation with someone who eats, sleeps and breathes football โ without having to actually eat, sleep and breathe football yourself.
Maybe your colleague wonโt stop talking about Barcelona. Maybe your mate is devastated that Arsenal lost. Maybe youโre heading into a Monday morning meeting and you know itโs going to come up.
This tool gets you ready in 30 seconds.
โ๏ธ How it works
Pick a team. The page shows you:
- League table โ so you know where they stand
- Recent results โ the last 5 matches with scores
- Latest news โ pulled from local and international sports media
- 6 conversation starters โ 3 positive and 3 critical, generated by our specially trained small talk AI agent based on the actual news and results
Everything is updated every morning so it stays relevant.
๐ ๏ธ Tech stack
- Node.js + Express โ lightweight server, no database needed
- ESPN API โ league tables and match results (free, no key required)
- News gathered from: The Guardian, BBC Sport, Marca, Daily Record, Herald Scotland, The Scotsman, TV2 Sport
- OpenAI gpt-4o-mini โ generates the conversation starters from real news context
- Cron jobs โ all 64 teams across 4 leagues updated automatically every morning
- Letโs Encrypt โ free SSL
๐ Leagues covered
- ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Premier League โ 20 clubs
- ๐ช๐ธ La Liga โ 20 clubs
- ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scottish Premiership โ 12 clubs
- ๐ฉ๐ฐ Danish Superliga โ 12 clubs
More leagues may be added over time.
๐ Made in Denmark
Built by a Dane (Anders Blauenfeldt) who has little interest in football but needed help to survive football conversations. Free to use, no sign-up, no tracking. If you have questions or comments please send an email.
