Case study · Sports AI · 2026

AI company website design for Machine Football AI

We designed and built the website for a London football AI company. It has a page for each kind of content, and their team publishes the blog, media and glossary in the CMS.

  • 4×more text Google and AI tools can read on the home page: about 150 words before, about 670 nowTheir old site, 1 Jan 2026, vs the live site, 14 Nov 2026
  • 99desktop performance score, out of 100Lighthouse lab test we ran on the live site, 14 Nov 2026
  • 11 pagesone for each kind of content, where the old site’s menu had only Home, About and ContactOld site in January 2026 vs the live sitemap, 14 Nov 2026
Client
Machine Football AI
What we did
Website design, framer development, CMS setup, motion
Year
2026
Machine Football AI website, designed and built by Pentaclay

About Machine Football AI

Machine Football builds AI models of football. Clubs, leagues, media companies and investors use them to understand the game, and football agents use its app to find, value and place players.

The company is Machine Football Ltd, based in London and set up in January 2023. Graeme Le Saux is the founder and Chris Perry is the CEO. Their brand identity was made by a separate brand studio; we designed and built the website.

Client
Machine Football Ltd, London
Industry
Sports AI, football analytics
What we did
Designed and built
Platform
Figma, Framer
Timeline
21 Jan – 19 Mar 2026
Brand
By SEA, a separate brand studio

The challenge

Football analytics is judged on credibility, so the site had to read as serious expertise without feeling cold or academic.

An AI model of football is hard to picture, and visitors needed to feel its size before reading any detail. The team also had five kinds of content: special projects, reports, media, blog posts and a glossary. Each one needed its own page.

  1. An AI model of football is hard to picture.

    What we didOne number on the first screen, 1.1 billion on-pitch events, over a stadium video. Visitors feel the scale of the model before they read a word.

  2. Five kinds of content, from reports to a glossary.

    What we didEach one got its own page and layout, and the menu numbers the sections 01 to 06, so the site reads like a sports magazine.

  3. The team publishes often, without a developer.

    What we didBlog, MF Media and Glossary run on the Framer CMS, so a new post, media item or glossary term is a form their team fills in.

  4. It had to feel like elite football, not a lab.

    What we didA dark design with stadium photos and bold white type, built on the brand SEA made, and kept whole on phones.

What changed

We compared their old WordPress home page with the site we built, the way a search engine or an AI tool reads it.

Their site before us, and our build today

Before: Old WordPress site, 1 Jan 2026After: Our Framer build, 14 Nov 2026

Machine Football AI website before and after our build
What we measuredBeforeOld WordPress site, 1 Jan 2026AfterOur Framer build, 14 Nov 2026
Text Google and AI tools can read on the home pageRead from the page code without JavaScriptAbout 150 wordsAbout 670 words4×
Main heading (H1) on the home pageNoneYes
Pages on the siteHome, About and ContactSpecial Projects, Reports, MF Media, For Agents, Glossary and Contact

The live site today

How we measured: we read their old site and the live site the same way, from the page code, on 14 Nov 2026. Traffic, leads and sales are Machine Football’s own numbers, and we publish them only with their OK.

Put one number on the first screen

The first screen is a stadium video with “We are obsessive” built letter by letter. Then it says one thing: “Imagine 1.1 billion on-pitch events.” Visitors see the scale of the model before they read a word.

The look is dark: near-black pages, stadium photos and bold white type, so the site feels like elite football, not a lab.

Machine Football AI home page, first screen, on desktop
Machine Football AI home page, first screen, on desktop

Give each kind of content its own page

We designed and built a multi-page site: Home, Special Projects, Reports, MF Media, Blog, Glossary and Contact. The menu numbers each section, 01 to 06, so it reads like a magazine.

Special Projects pages mix data, photos and written analysis in one layout.

Machine Football AI reports page on desktop
Machine Football AI reports page on desktop

Let the team publish without a developer

The Blog, MF Media and Glossary run on the CMS. The team adds blog posts, media and glossary terms without a developer.

The glossary explains their football terms, like System Fit, with one page per term.

The “Inside every report” section of the Machine Football AI reports page
The “Inside every report” section of the Machine Football AI reports page

Keep the design whole on phones

Sections, numbers and images come in as you scroll. The same dark design works on phones, page by page.

Machine Football AI on a phone
Machine Football AI home page on a phoneMachine Football AI Special Projects page on a phoneMachine Football AI reports page on a phone

More screens from the site

Special Projects
Machine Football AI Special Projects page on desktop
MF Media
Machine Football AI MF Media page, with a Mirror Football article
Glossary
Machine Football AI Glossary page on desktop
Contact
Machine Football AI Contact page on desktop

The site’s colours and type

  • Night

    #181818

    Text and the dark sections.

  • White

    #FFFFFF

    Page ground and text on dark.

  • Light grey

    #F0F0F0

    Panels and buttons.

  • Pitch

    #2E322B

    Dark green panels.

  • Mint

    #C9F0B5

    The highlighted words.

  • Headings

    Outfit

    Extra bold and black, for the big lines.

  • Text

    Geist

    Body text, menus and buttons.

  • Labels

    Roboto Mono

    Small uppercase labels and data.

How the project ran

  1. Kickoff21 Jan

    Brief and page plan

    We started from their brand, made by SEA, and agreed the pages and the five kinds of content.

  2. In FigmaDesign

    Every page in Figma

    Each page designed for desktop, tablet and phone, starting with the home page.

  3. In FramerBuild

    Built in Framer

    The site built in Framer, with the CMS for blog posts, media and glossary terms.

  4. Before launchCheck

    Checked, then live

    Every page checked on phones and laptops before it went live.

  5. Theirs to runHandover

    Handed to their team

    The site runs on Framer, and their team publishes without a developer.

Everything we handed over

  • Website design in Figma for every page, on desktop, tablet and phone

  • A Framer build of seven pages

  • Blog, MF Media and Glossary on the Framer CMS

  • A stadium video hero with a letter-by-letter headline

  • Scroll animations for sections, numbers and images

  • SEO settings on every page

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Did you design the site or only build it?

We designed the website in Figma and built it in Framer. Their brand identity came from a separate brand studio.

Can their team update the site themselves?

Yes. The Blog, MF Media and Glossary run on the Framer CMS, so the team publishes without a developer.

How long did the project take?

From 21 January to 19 March 2026.

Did you make their brand?

No. Their brand strategy and identity came from SEA, a separate brand studio. We designed and built the website on that brand.

Is the site still live?

Yes, at machinefootball.ai, on the Framer build we made.

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