[GH-ISSUE #894] SoFifa not working

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kerem commented

2026-03-02 15:56:34 +03:00

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Originally created by @capo11 on GitHub (Nov 12, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/probberechts/soccerdata/issues/894

Describe the bug
SoFIFA objects don't work when initialised

Affected scrapers
This affects the following scrapers:

ClubElo
ESPN
FBref
FiveThirtyEight
FotMob
Match History
[ x] SoFIFA
Understat
WhoScored

Code example
A minimal code example that fails. Use no_cache=True to make sure an invalid cached file does not cause the bug and make sure you have the latest version of soccerdata installed.

import soccerdata as sd
sf = sd.SoFIFA(no_cache=True)

Error message

ConnectionError: Could not download https://sofifa.com/.

Contributor Action Plan

I can fix this issue and will submit a pull request.
I’m unsure how to fix this, but I'm willing to work on it with guidance.
[ x] I’m not able to fix this issue.

Originally created by @capo11 on GitHub (Nov 12, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/probberechts/soccerdata/issues/894 **Describe the bug** SoFIFA objects don't work when initialised **Affected scrapers** This affects the following scrapers: - [ ] ClubElo - [ ] ESPN - [ ] FBref - [ ] FiveThirtyEight - [ ] FotMob - [ ] Match History - [ x] SoFIFA - [ ] Understat - [ ] WhoScored **Code example** A minimal code example that fails. Use `no_cache=True` to make sure an invalid cached file does not cause the bug and make sure you have the latest version of soccerdata installed. ```python import soccerdata as sd sf = sd.SoFIFA(no_cache=True) ``` **Error message** ``` ConnectionError: Could not download https://sofifa.com/. ``` **Contributor Action Plan** - [ ] I can fix this issue and will submit a pull request. - [ ] I’m unsure how to fix this, but I'm willing to work on it with guidance. - [ x] I’m not able to fix this issue.

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[PR #194] [CLOSED] Update _config.py #352

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