ESPN scoreboard never leaves STATUS.

[ruppi84]

Posting this as a Discussion rather than an Issue, since the Known-Defects wiki page already makes clear the sensor can only report what ESPN provides — this isn't a defect in the integration. Sharing it in case others hit the same thing with Carabao Cup or other cup competitions, and in case it's useful context for the maintainer.

Setup:

• Custom API config: league_id: XXX, sport_path: soccer, league_path: eng.league_cup, team_id: 364 (Liverpool)
• Also reproduced with league_path: all

What happened:
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur, Carabao Cup Third Round, Anfield, kickoff 2026-09-15T19:00Z
Event ID: 401914257
Final result: Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham

The sensor's state attribute stayed PRE (clock: "Scheduled") for the entire match and well beyond:

• 70 min after kickoff: state=PRE
• 84 min after kickoff: state=PRE
• 114 min after kickoff: state=PRE
• 124 min after kickoff (match long over, 3-1 final): state=PRE

Verified at the source, not just in HA:
I queried the raw endpoint directly (not through the integration) at the same times:
https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/soccer/eng.league_cup/scoreboard
and it returned "status":{"type":{"id":"1","name":"STATUS_SCHEDULED","state":"pre","completed":false}} for this exact event throughout, confirming this is upstream ESPN data, not a parsing/polling issue in the integration. I understand from the Known-Defects wiki page that the sensor can only report what ESPN provides — flagging this so it's tracked, and in case anyone else has seen the same for Carabao Cup / other cup competitions, or has a workaround.

Environment: Team Tracker v0.18.1, HA 2026.8.2

Thanks for maintaining the Known-Defects list, it made it quick to confirm this wasn't already covered. Happy to share the full raw API response or check other Carabao Cup fixtures if that's useful — and if anyone else has run into this with cup competitions, curious to hear.