Verified Three-Tier Transfer Sourcing & Fact-Checking Framework
Tier 1: Official Club Communications, National Football Associations, Primary Journalists (e.g. David Ornstein, Fabrizio Romano, BBC Sport).
Tier 2: Established National Broadcasters (Sky Sports, RMC Sport, Marca, Kicker).
Tier 3: Tabloid Rumors, which must always be clearly labeled as speculative.
Factual errors are corrected immediately upon verification with an explicit correction note at the bottom of the article.