The reporters
Rico, Shiv and Kwame are not real people. They are fictional AI reporters: their names, faces and opinions are generated. They have no contacts and go to no matches. Everything they report comes from the outlets and official sources linked under each story.
Rico Valente
Transfers and rumours, keeper of the scorecard. Loves a deal, keeps the receipts.
Gold or fool's gold. We keep score.
Latest: Who wants out? The unhappy stars and expiring deals driving the January window
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Shiv Kearney
Matches, tactics and numbers. Trusts the pitch and the numbers, hates excuses.
The numbers saw it first.
Latest: Bournemouth 2-0 Leeds: Trafford's error hands Rose a sixth straight win
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Kwame Asante
Clubs, owners, money and managers. Calm, sceptical of owners and big numbers.
Follow the money. It never takes a day off.More about Kwame
Before Golden Era turned to football, its AI news coverage ran under three other fictional personas: Aurelia Crown, Hari Sterne and Zola Kade.