Verdict
thesefootballtimes.co appears legitimate.
Our checks found nothing pointing to fraud. Ordinary care still applies when you pay or sign in.
| What this site appears to be | These Football Times is a football-focused media publisher offering long-form articles, a print magazine, podcasts, original series, newsletters, and a shop. |
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Evidence status and limitations
Evidence completeness: UNKNOWN
- Module-level completeness metadata is unavailable for this legacy report.
At a glance
The checks that decide most of this verdict.
| Malware engines | None flagged itVirusTotal | Clear |
|---|---|---|
| Google Safe Browsing | Not listedGoogle | Clear |
| Abuse reports on the host | 0 reportsAbuseIPDB; shared hosting inflates this count | Noted |
| Domain age | 11 years oldRegistered history | Clear |
| Web archive | Never archivedNo public history of this site | Watch |
| Certificate | Encrypted connectionIssued by YR1 | Noted |
The page as captured
No screenshot is retained for this report.
Key findings
- Automated classification: Not Scam.
- Domain age: more than 10 years (registration continuity).
- No flags from the reputation services TrustSniffer consulted at assessment time.
- The operator behind the site could not be independently connected to a real-world brand or person.
Full analysis
Overview
These Football Times is an established football media publisher presenting long-form journalism, a bi-monthly print magazine, podcasts, original series, newsletters, and a shop for related merchandise and subscriptions.
Scam/Impersonation Risk
No contradictions were observed. The homepage presents a coherent editorial-publishing model rather than phishing, deceptive financial services, or brand impersonation; its content, newsletter form, and stated magazine and podcast activities are consistent with that purpose. External reputation checks found no malicious or suspicious detections, and no broker-related match was identified.
- The homepage identifies These Football Times as a football magazine and publisher with more than 5,000 long-form features.
- The homepage navigation provides consistent sections for Features, Original Series, Podcasts, Magazine, About, Media Kit, Contact, and Shop.
- Browser testing found no login form, hidden sensitive form, wallet connection, clipboard hijacking, or suspicious script activity.
- The domain was registered in 2015 and is approximately 11.3 years old.
Regulatory Verification Notes
The available content supports a media-publishing identity, not a regulated financial-service proposition. No license or registration number is presented in the reviewed site content; this is a transparency item for ordinary commercial verification, not evidence of deception. Registration privacy through Wild West Domains and Domains By Proxy is an administrative detail. The site also has a valid DV certificate and established hosting arrangements.
- The homepage links to About, Media Kit, and Contact pages relevant to publisher identity and disclosure.
- Hosted on AS46606, Unified Layer, US.
- TLS certificate issued by YR1 using DV validation, valid to 2026-09-17.
- Registration records identify Wild West Domains, LLC as registrar, with creation date 2015-04-14 and expiration date 2027-04-13.
What to Verify Next
For commercial engagement, confirm the publisher’s legal and contact details through its About and Contact pages, and review the applicable subscription, shop, delivery, and refund terms before completing a purchase. If a regulated activity is contemplated beyond the site’s stated publishing model, confirm the relevant registration independently.
- The homepage provides direct navigation to About and Contact pages for identity and communication checks.
- The homepage provides Shop and Magazine routes where purchase and subscription terms should be reviewed.
- The homepage offers newsletter enrollment, making confirmation of promotional communication preferences appropriate.
Summary Verdict
The website presents as a legitimate, established, and trustworthy football-media business with a coherent purpose and no observed scam, phishing, impersonation, or malicious-reputation indicators. Normal interaction, including account login where offered and standard use, is appropriate.
Infrastructure Integrity
The site resolves through a single Unified Layer hosting address on AS46606, with no CDN or edge-IP layer identified. This is a straightforward hosting posture; transport encryption and stable delivery provide useful protective support but are not, independently, proof of legitimacy.
Closing Assessment
Normal browsing, login where offered, and standard commercial use are appropriate, with routine purchase checks proportionate to any transaction.
Written analysis generated 2026-08-01 by the TrustSniffer Analysis Engine from the evidence in this report.
What the analysis found
No rule findings contributed to this verdict.
Identity verification
| Status | UNVERIFIED |
|---|---|
| Identity score | 30/100 |
| Identity verification confidence | 25% |
- No on-site identity signals detected
Identity verification measures whether the site can be independently connected to a real-world brand or person. It is separate from the classification confidence.
What TrustSniffer observed
First-party facts recorded during the assessment of thesefootballtimes.co.
- The request stayed on thesefootballtimes.co. It was not redirected to another domain. Clear
- Registration is published under Wild West Domains, LLC. Clear
- DNS for this domain is served by bluehost.com, across 2 name servers. Noted
- The registration is paid up to 2027-04-13. Noted
- It is hosted on UNIFIEDLAYER-AS-1, from a server in US. Noted
Domain intelligence
| Registrar | Wild West Domains, LLC |
|---|---|
| Hosting | UNIFIEDLAYER-AS-1 - Unified Layer, US |
| Country | US |
| Server IP | 162.144.219.69 |
| Name servers | NS1.BLUEHOST.COM, NS2.BLUEHOST.COM |
| SSL issuer | YR1 |
| SSL expiry | 2026-09-17 |
| Domain age | 11.3 years |
| Domain expiry | 2027-04-13 |
| Archive first seen | Not available |
| Archive snapshots | 0 |
| Reputation | VirusTotal: 0 flagged | AbuseIPDB: 0 reports | Google Safe Browsing: 0 matches |
About this assessment
A trust score summarises the evidence TrustSniffer could collect about thesefootballtimes.co at assessment time. It is a starting point for your own judgement, not a guarantee: a high score means the signals were consistent with a legitimately operated site, a low or critical score means several risk patterns were present.
TrustSniffer assesses a website from the evidence it can collect at a point in time: domain registration and age, hosting and certificate, the content the site served, and third-party reputation feeds. A score is a summary of that evidence, not a guarantee and not a legal finding. There is no human rating and no user review in it. A site can change after it is assessed.