"You Played Like Prime Okocha": The Open-Source AI That Gets My Football Crew Off the Couch

Description and use

Star Boy is an open‑source Telegram bot that schedules football matches, sends reminders, collects verified post‑game stats via voice or buttons, generates playful summaries, and resolves disputes with code‑verified numbers, keeping teams active and arguments short.

Problem

Scheduling football matches and tracking post‑game stats is difficult and leads to arguments that last days.

Outcome

Star Boy reduced match postponements, automated reminders, verified post‑game stats, and resolved disputes in a single message, increasing weekly play frequency and team cohesion.

Workflow

• Create a pitch page in Star Boy
• Tap ⚽ New game and select pitch, date, time, invitees
• Invitees respond with I'm in / Can't make it
• Star Boy sends matchday poster and sends reminders the night before, two hours before, and one nudge for non‑responders
• During the match, players record stats via voice note or tap stats button
• Star Boy extracts goals, assists, etc., verifies numbers against the score and player list
• Players confirm or dispute the reported stats with one tap
• Star Boy generates "You played like…" banter and leaderboard updates
• Players can settle disputes by selecting two players and receiving a code‑verified verdict
• Photos are uploaded to the bot and stored in the match gallery

Evidence

Scheduling a match is hard and there's no follow‑up after it.

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Star Boy turns your local pitch into a little league that lives inside Telegram

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When the match ends, Star Boy messages everyone: "How was your game today? ⚽"

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Star Boy runs on open‑weight models through free tiers: Gemma 4 for the thinking and Whisper for the listening.

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The rule I built Star Boy around: code decides the facts, Gemma only tells the story.

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