PW Forum / XMLSoccer

Some of you have reported a few inconsistencies with the service and some minor issues. I have fixed these, and they are now online.
You can still find the old version of the service at:
http://www.xmlsoccer.com/FootballDataOld.asmx and http://www.xmlsoccer.com/FootballDataDemoOld.asmx accordingly.

The following changes apply:

1.    GetAllTeamsByLeagueAndSeason now returns "Match" nodes instead of "Matches". This is for consistency.

2.    The account information added at the end of all request is now packaged in its own AccountInformation node. Some of you reported parser issues as until now, the returned XML is not strictly in correct format.

3.    All methods now also return "Team_Id". It's called either "Team_Id" or "Home/Away-Team_Id" depending if the method returns 1 or more teams.

September/November/December update:

1. We have added the Scottish Division 1 and Portugal Primeira Liga leagues to the service for no additional charge.
The following information has now been added for the livescore feeds and historical matches onward:

Cards (yellow and red)
Attendance

2. Added public uptime statistics at: http://www.serviceuptime.com/users/upti … p;Id=39873

All XML still have the same structures.

3. Made general opmizations which also means that league standings and statistics are now calculated more frequently (every hour) and includes all finished matches.

This is your monthly report which summarizes changes, additions and fixes to the webservices that could affect your use of it.
I only have a couple things this time, but I bet you that they are worth your three minutes of reading:

Various features have been added or changed lately. In the last update, I wrote about the anti-spam mechanism I have introduced. This is working very well in keeping the service fast and reliable. As a consequence of this, I have decided to drop the IP-limitation entirely, which means that you can now access the service using any computer you have. This also renders the recently implemented “UpdateDynamicIp
” obsolete.
The second news is something I’m very happy to announce: As of today, the American soccer league “Major League Soccer” has been implemented in the system. Some of you probably noticed a few American teams popping up in the “GetAllTeams” method spoiling the fun for you, but nevertheless, it is now official. It is, however, only matches to be played from this day forward which can be found in the system. That means that right now, only the fixture methods can return data (as the league season haven’t started yet). The first match will be played on March 2nd, between Philadelphia Union and Sporting Kansas City.
I still need to tweak a few things, though, which means that right now, some information is missing: The Round number for these matches are wrong, for instance, but rest assured, I will have it fixed long before season kick-off.
Thanks for using my service, I value every comment or question you have highly, and if you have any wishes that you would like for the service: For example new methods or the addition of a particular league, please contact me here.
Kind regards
Michael