diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 428ce3f..397258f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 env.go
-data/
+data/football/*.json
diff --git a/data/football/readme.md b/data/football/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21bfc32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/football/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# readme
+
+host json files for football commands