# apifootball_get_teams

Search for teams by name, country, league, or ID.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `apifootball_get_teams`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apifootball-get-teams

## Facts

- Tool: `apifootball_get_teams`
- Server: Sports Hub (`mcp-sports-hub`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub.md
- Install: `npx -y mcp-sports-hub`
- Homepage: https://github.com/lacausecrypto/mcp-sports-hub
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade B, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "apifootball_get_teams",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why apifootball_get_teams is rated Low

This tool retrieves/queries sports team data based on search parameters. It performs a read-only lookup operation with no ability to modify, delete, or execute code. The description explicitly states search/retrieval functionality. No financial, destructive, or execution capabilities are present. Severity is low as misuse would only expose public sports data already available through normal API queries.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'apifootball_get_teams' with verb 'get' and description 'Search for teams by name, country, league, or ID' indicates data retrieval with no modification or side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call apifootball_get_teams to retrieve information from Sports Hub without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Sports Hub:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "apifootball_get_teams": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Sports Hub (395)

- `apifootball_get_countries` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apifootball-get-countries.md
- `apifootball_get_fixture_events` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apifootball-get-fixture-events.md
- `apifootball_get_fixture_lineups` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apifootball-get-fixture-lineups.md
- `apifootball_get_fixture_statistics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apifootball-get-fixture-statistics.md
- `apifootball_get_fixtures` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apifootball-get-fixtures.md
- `apifootball_get_injuries` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apifootball-get-injuries.md
- `apifootball_get_leagues` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apifootball-get-leagues.md
- `apifootball_get_odds` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apifootball-get-odds.md
- `apifootball_get_players` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apifootball-get-players.md
- `apifootball_get_predictions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apifootball-get-predictions.md
- `apifootball_get_standings` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apifootball-get-standings.md
- `apifootball_get_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apifootball-get-status.md
- `apifootball_get_top_scorers` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apifootball-get-top-scorers.md
- `apifootball_get_transfers` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apifootball-get-transfers.md
- `apisports_get_fixtures` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apisports-get-fixtures.md
- `apisports_get_head2head` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apisports-get-head2head.md
- `apisports_get_leagues` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apisports-get-leagues.md
- `apisports_get_live_scores` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apisports-get-live-scores.md
- `apisports_get_odds` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apisports-get-odds.md
- `apisports_get_players` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apisports-get-players.md
- `apisports_get_standings` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apisports-get-standings.md
- `apisports_get_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apisports-get-status.md
- `apisports_get_team_statistics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apisports-get-team-statistics.md
- `apisports_get_teams` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apisports-get-teams.md
- `apitennis_get_categories` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apitennis-get-categories.md
- `apitennis_get_countries` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apitennis-get-countries.md
- `apitennis_get_fixtures` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apitennis-get-fixtures.md
- `apitennis_get_head2head` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apitennis-get-head2head.md
- `apitennis_get_leagues` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apitennis-get-leagues.md
- `apitennis_get_live` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/apitennis-get-live.md
- …and 365 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub.md

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