feat: Add automated data validation script + GitHub Actions workflow#58
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This script validates JSON files for common data quality issues in StatsBomb open data, covering events, matches, lineups, and competitions data.
This was referenced May 26, 2026
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Closes #57
What this PR adds
scripts/validate_data.py— validates all JSON data files against the StatsBomb Data Specification v1.1.github/workflows/validate.yml— runs the script automatically on every push and weekly scheduleHere are the checks covered:
Corruption & structure
Match files
Event files
Lineup files
Cross-file
No dependencies
Pure Python standard library only, no pip installs needed.