diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index b48f513e..e1d22da1 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Type: Package
 Package: worldfootballR
 Title: Functions to Extract and Clean World Football (Soccer) Data
-Version: 0.5.2.3000
+Version: 0.5.3
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Jason", "Zivkovic", , "jaseziv83@gmail.com", role = c("aut", "cre", "cph")),
     person("Tony", "ElHabr", , "anthonyelhabr@gmail.com", role = "ctb")
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ Imports:
     utils,
     withr,
     xml2,
-    tibble
+    tibble,
+    cli
 Suggests: 
     knitr,
     rmarkdown,
diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index ff38c449..78d97188 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ export(get_match_urls)
 export(get_player_market_values)
 export(get_season_team_stats)
 export(get_team_match_results)
+export(load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats)
+export(load_match_results)
 export(player_dictionary_mapping)
 export(player_transfer_history)
 export(tm_expiring_contracts)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index ce44637d..af0cea76 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# worldfootballR 0.5.3
+
+### Improvements
+
+Now starting to have load functions:
+
+* `load_match_results()` - function to load pre stored data similar to `get_match_results()`
+* `load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats()` - function to load pre stored data similar to `fb_big5_advanced_season_stats()`
+
+***
+
 # worldfootballR 0.5.2.3000
 
 ### Bugs
diff --git a/R/fotmob_stats.R b/R/fotmob_stats.R
index fef83be3..edf861f9 100644
--- a/R/fotmob_stats.R
+++ b/R/fotmob_stats.R
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@
 #' @param team_or_player return statistics for either \code{"team"} or \code{"player"}. Can only be one or the other.
 #' @param stat_name the type of statistic. Can be more than one.
 #' `stat_name` must be one of the following for \code{"player"}:
-#' \item{Accurate long balls per 90}
+#'
+#' \itemize{
+#' #' \item{Accurate long balls per 90}
 #' \item{Accurate passes per 90}
 #' \item{Assists}
 #' \item{Big chances created}
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@
 #' \item{xG + xA per 90}
 #' \item{Yellow cards}
 #' }
-#' 
+#'
 #' For \code{"team"}, `stat_name` must be one of the following:
 #' \itemize{
 #' \item{Accurate crosses per match}
@@ -175,20 +177,6 @@
 #'   team_or_player = "team"
 #' )
 #'
-#' ## fotmob doesn't has data for 2016/2017 for some leagues, but not all.
-#' ##   you'll see a warning about this and receive an empty dataframe
-#' get_epl_season_stats(
-#'   season = "2016/2017"
-#' )
-#'
-#' ## Note that the `stat_type` name is slightly different.
-#' epl_player_xg_2021 <- get_epl_season_stats(
-#'   country = "ENG",
-#'   league_name = "Premier League",
-#'   season = "2020/2021",
-#'   stat_type = "Expected goals (xG)",
-#'   team_or_player = "player"
-#' )
 #' }
 fotmob_get_season_stats <- function(
   country,
diff --git a/R/internals_loading.R b/R/internals_loading.R
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8763709
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/internals_loading.R
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#' Read in stored RDS data
+#'
+#' Reads in RDS stored data files typically stored on GitHub
+#'
+#' @param file_url URL to RDS file(s) for reading in
+#'
+#' @return data type dependent on RDS file being read in
+#'
+#'
+
+.file_reader <- function(file_url) {
+  tryCatch(readRDS(url(file_url)), error = function(e) data.frame()) %>%
+    suppressWarnings()
+}
diff --git a/R/load_fb.R b/R/load_fb.R
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c844f4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/load_fb.R
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+#' Load match results
+#'
+#' Loading version of \code{get_match_results}
+#' Returns the game results for a given league season(s) from FBref
+#'
+#' @param country the three character country code
+#' @param gender gender of competition, either "M" or "F"
+#' @param season_end_year the year(s) the season concludes
+#' @param tier the tier of the league, ie '1st' for the EPL or '2nd' for the Championship and so on
+#'
+#' @return returns a dataframe with the results of the competition, season and gender
+#'
+#' @importFrom magrittr %>%
+#' @importFrom rlang .data
+#' @importFrom utils read.csv
+#'
+#' @export
+#'
+#' @examples
+#' \donttest{
+#' df <- load_match_results(
+#' country = c("ITA"), gender = "M", season_end_year = 2021, tier = "1st"
+#' )
+#' # for results from English 1st div for men and women:
+#' df <- load_match_results(
+#' country = "ENG", gender = c("M", "F"), season_end_year = 2021, tier = "1st"
+#' )
+#'
+#' }
+
+load_match_results <- function(country, gender, season_end_year, tier) {
+  dat_urls <- paste0("https://github.com/JaseZiv/worldfootballR_data/blob/master/data/match_results/", country, "_match_results.rds?raw=true")
+
+  # collect_date <- .file_reader("https://github.com/JaseZiv/worldfootballR_data/blob/master/data/match_results/scrape_time_match_results.rds?raw=true")
+  dat_df <- dat_urls %>% purrr::map_df(.file_reader)
+
+  if(nrow(dat_df) == 0) {
+    cli::cli_alert("Data not loaded. Please check parameters")
+  } else {
+    dat_df <- dat_df %>%
+      dplyr::filter(.data$Country %in% country,
+                    .data$Gender %in% gender,
+                    .data$Season_End_Year %in% season_end_year,
+                    .data$Tier %in% tier) %>%
+      dplyr::select(-.data$Tier)
+
+    cli::cli_alert("Data last updated {attr(dat_df, 'scrape_timestamp')} UTC")
+  }
+
+  return(dat_df)
+
+}
+
+
+
+#' Load Big 5 Euro League Season Stats
+#'
+#' Loading version of \code{fb_big5_advanced_season_stats}
+#' Returns data frame of selected statistics for seasons of the big 5 Euro leagues, for either
+#' whole team or individual players.
+#' Multiple seasons can be passed to the function, but only one `stat_type` can be selected
+#'
+#' @param season_end_year the year(s) the season concludes
+#' @param stat_type the type of team statistics the user requires
+#' @param team_or_player result either summarised for each team, or individual players
+#'
+#' The statistic type options (stat_type) include:
+#'
+#' \emph{"standard"}, \emph{"shooting"}, \emph{"passing"}, \emph{"passing_types"},
+#' \emph{"gca"}, \emph{"defense"}, \emph{"possession"}, \emph{"playing_time"},
+#' \emph{"misc"}, \emph{"keepers"}, \emph{"keepers_adv"}
+#'
+#' @return returns a dataframe of a selected team or player statistic type for a selected season(s)
+#'
+#' @importFrom magrittr %>%
+#' @importFrom rlang .data
+#'
+#' @export
+#'
+#' @examples
+#' \dontrun{
+#'
+#' df <- load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats(
+#' season_end_year = c(2018:2022), stat_type = "defense", team_or_player = "player"
+#' )
+#'
+#' df <- load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats(
+#' season_end_year = 2022, stat_type = "defense", team_or_player = "player"
+#' )
+#' }
+
+load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats <- function(season_end_year = NA, stat_type, team_or_player) {
+
+  dat_url <- paste0("https://github.com/JaseZiv/worldfootballR_data/blob/master/data/fb_big5_advanced_season_stats/big5_", team_or_player, "_", stat_type, ".rds?raw=true")
+  # collect_date <- .file_reader("https://github.com/JaseZiv/worldfootballR_data/blob/master/data/fb_big5_advanced_season_stats/scrape_time_big5_advanced_season_stats.rds?raw=true")
+
+  dat_df <- tryCatch(.file_reader(dat_url), error = function(e) data.frame())
+
+  if(nrow(dat_df) == 0) {
+    cli::cli_alert("Data not available. Check you have the correct stat_type or team_or_player")
+  } else {
+    dat_df <- dat_df %>%
+      dplyr::filter(.data$Season_End_Year %in% season_end_year)
+
+    cli::cli_alert("Data last updated {attr(dat_df, 'scrape_timestamp')} UTC")
+  }
+
+  return(dat_df)
+
+}
+
diff --git a/man/dot-file_reader.Rd b/man/dot-file_reader.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a7e59bf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/dot-file_reader.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/internals_loading.R
+\name{.file_reader}
+\alias{.file_reader}
+\title{Read in stored RDS data}
+\usage{
+.file_reader(file_url)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{file_url}{URL to RDS file(s) for reading in}
+}
+\value{
+data type dependent on RDS file being read in
+}
+\description{
+Reads in RDS stored data files typically stored on GitHub
+}
diff --git a/man/fotmob_get_season_stats.Rd b/man/fotmob_get_season_stats.Rd
index a3c01ad3..ec317242 100644
--- a/man/fotmob_get_season_stats.Rd
+++ b/man/fotmob_get_season_stats.Rd
@@ -27,44 +27,46 @@ fotmob_get_season_stats(
 \item{team_or_player}{return statistics for either \code{"team"} or \code{"player"}. Can only be one or the other.}
 
 \item{stat_name}{the type of statistic. Can be more than one.
-\code{stat_name} must be one of the following for \code{"player"}:
+`stat_name` must be one of the following for \code{"player"}:
+
 \itemize{
-\item{"Accurate long balls per 90"}
-\item{"Accurate passes per 90"}
-\item{"Assists}
-\item{"Big chances created"}
-\item{"Big chances missed"}
-\item{"Blocks per 90"}
-\item{"Chances created}
-\item{"Clean sheets"}
-\item{"Clearances per 90"}
-\item{"Expected assist (xA)"}
-\item{"Expected assist (xA) per 90"}
-\item{"Expected goals (xG)"}
-\item{"Expected goals (xG) per 90"}
-\item{"Expected goals on target (xGOT)"}
-\item{"FotMob rating"}
-\item{"Fouls committed per 90"}
-\item{"Goals + Assists"}
-\item{"Goals conceded per 90"}
-\item{"Goals per 90"}
-\item{"Goals prevented"}
-\item{"Interceptions per 90"}
-\item{"Penalties conceded"}
-\item{"Penalties won"}
-\item{"Possession won final 3rd per 90"}
-\item{"Red cards"}
-\item{"Saves per 90"}
-\item{"Shots on target per 90"}
-\item{"Shots per 90"}
-\item{"Successful dribbles per 90"}
-\item{"Successful tackles per 90"}
-\item{"Top scorer"}
-\item{"xG + xA per 90"}
-\item{"Yellow cards"}
+#' \item{Accurate long balls per 90}
+\item{Accurate passes per 90}
+\item{Assists}
+\item{Big chances created}
+\item{Big chances missed}
+\item{Blocks per 90}
+\item{Chances created}
+\item{Clean sheets}
+\item{Clearances per 90}
+\item{Expected assist (xA)}
+\item{Expected assist (xA) per 90}
+\item{Expected goals (xG)}
+\item{Expected goals (xG) per 90}
+\item{Expected goals on target (xGOT)}
+\item{FotMob rating}
+\item{Fouls committed per 90}
+\item{Goals + Assists}
+\item{Goals conceded per 90}
+\item{Goals per 90}
+\item{Goals prevented}
+\item{Interceptions per 90}
+\item{Penalties conceded}
+\item{Penalties won}
+\item{Possession won final 3rd per 90}
+\item{Red cards}
+\item{Save percentage}
+\item{Saves per 90}
+\item{Shots on target per 90}
+\item{Shots per 90}
+\item{Successful dribbles per 90}
+\item{Successful tackles per 90}
+\item{Top scorer}
+\item{xG + xA per 90}
+\item{Yellow cards}
 }
 
-For `"team"`, `stat_name` must be one of the following:
+For \code{"team"}, `stat_name` must be one of the following:
 \itemize{
 \item{Accurate crosses per match}
 \item{Accurate long balls per match}
@@ -115,19 +117,5 @@ epl_team_xg_2021 <- fotmob_get_season_stats(
   team_or_player = "team"
 )
 
-## fotmob doesn't has data for 2016/2017 for some leagues, but not all.
-##   you'll see a warning about this and receive an empty dataframe
-get_epl_season_stats(
-  season = "2016/2017"
-)
-
-## Note that the `stat_type` name is slightly different.
-epl_player_xg_2021 <- get_epl_season_stats(
-  country = "ENG",
-  league_name = "Premier League",
-  season = "2020/2021",
-  stat_type = "Expected goals (xG)",
-  team_or_player = "player"
-)
 }
 }
diff --git a/man/load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats.Rd b/man/load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5e893b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/load_fb.R
+\name{load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats}
+\alias{load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats}
+\title{Load Big 5 Euro League Season Stats}
+\usage{
+load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats(
+  season_end_year = NA,
+  stat_type,
+  team_or_player
+)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{season_end_year}{the year(s) the season concludes}
+
+\item{stat_type}{the type of team statistics the user requires}
+
+\item{team_or_player}{result either summarised for each team, or individual players
+
+The statistic type options (stat_type) include:
+
+\emph{"standard"}, \emph{"shooting"}, \emph{"passing"}, \emph{"passing_types"},
+\emph{"gca"}, \emph{"defense"}, \emph{"possession"}, \emph{"playing_time"},
+\emph{"misc"}, \emph{"keepers"}, \emph{"keepers_adv"}}
+}
+\value{
+returns a dataframe of a selected team or player statistic type for a selected season(s)
+}
+\description{
+Loading version of \code{fb_big5_advanced_season_stats}
+Returns data frame of selected statistics for seasons of the big 5 Euro leagues, for either
+whole team or individual players.
+Multiple seasons can be passed to the function, but only one `stat_type` can be selected
+}
+\examples{
+\dontrun{
+
+df <- load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats(
+season_end_year = c(2018:2022), stat_type = "defense", team_or_player = "player"
+)
+
+df <- load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats(
+season_end_year = 2022, stat_type = "defense", team_or_player = "player"
+)
+}
+}
diff --git a/man/load_match_results.Rd b/man/load_match_results.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..110ce313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/load_match_results.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/load_fb.R
+\name{load_match_results}
+\alias{load_match_results}
+\title{Load match results}
+\usage{
+load_match_results(country, gender, season_end_year, tier)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{country}{the three character country code}
+
+\item{gender}{gender of competition, either "M" or "F"}
+
+\item{season_end_year}{the year(s) the season concludes}
+
+\item{tier}{the tier of the league, ie '1st' for the EPL or '2nd' for the Championship and so on}
+}
+\value{
+returns a dataframe with the results of the competition, season and gender
+}
+\description{
+Loading version of \code{get_match_results}
+Returns the game results for a given league season(s) from FBref
+}
+\examples{
+\donttest{
+df <- load_match_results(
+country = c("ITA"), gender = "M", season_end_year = 2021, tier = "1st"
+)
+# for results from English 1st div for men and women:
+df <- load_match_results(
+country = "ENG", gender = c("M", "F"), season_end_year = 2021, tier = "1st"
+)
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-load-fbref.R b/tests/testthat/test-load-fbref.R
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c19bcc82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-load-fbref.R
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+context("Testing FBref Load data functions")
+
+
+test_that("load_match_results() works", {
+  testthat::skip_on_cran()
+  testthat::skip_if_offline()
+  test_df <- load_match_results(country = "ENG", gender = "M", season_end_year = 2022, tier="1st")
+  # test the functions returns the data
+  expect_type(test_df, "list")
+
+  # test that multiple countries can be passed to the function
+  test_df <- load_match_results(country = c("ENG", "AUS"), gender = "F", season_end_year = 2021, tier="1st")
+  expect_type(test_df, "list")
+  expect_false(nrow(test_df) == 0)
+
+  bad_df <- load_match_results(country = "foo", gender = "M", season_end_year = 2022, tier="1st")
+  expect_true(nrow(bad_df) == 0)
+
+})
+
+
+test_that("load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats() works", {
+  testthat::skip_on_cran()
+  big5_team_shooting_multiple <- load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats(season_end_year= c(2019:2021), stat_type= "shooting", team_or_player= "team")
+  expect_type(big5_team_shooting_multiple, "list")
+  expect_false(nrow(big5_team_shooting_multiple) == 0)
+
+  big5_team_shooting <- load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats(season_end_year= c(2022), stat_type= "shooting", team_or_player= "team")
+  expect_type(big5_team_shooting, "list")
+  expect_false(nrow(big5_team_shooting) == 0)
+
+  big5_player_shooting <- load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats(season_end_year= c(2022), stat_type= "shooting", team_or_player= "player")
+  expect_type(big5_player_shooting, "list")
+  expect_false(nrow(big5_player_shooting) == 0)
+
+  bad_df <- load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats(season_end_year= c(2022), stat_type= "foo", team_or_player= "player")
+  expect_true(nrow(bad_df) == 0)
+})
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-transfermarkt.R b/tests/testthat/test-transfermarkt.R
index 25b7cbdd..13e7bf79 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-transfermarkt.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-transfermarkt.R
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ test_that("tm_player_bio() works", {
   # then pass all those URLs to the tm_player_bio
   burnley_bios <- tm_player_bio(player_urls = burnley_player_urls[1:3])
   expect_type(burnley_bios, "list")
-  expect_equal(ncol(burnley_bios), 23)
+  expect_equal(ncol(burnley_bios), 21)
 
 })
 
diff --git a/vignettes/extract-fbref-data.Rmd b/vignettes/extract-fbref-data.Rmd
index 84bd0dd2..20e9c421 100644
--- a/vignettes/extract-fbref-data.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/extract-fbref-data.Rmd
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Package vignettes have been built to help you get started with the package.
 * For functions to extract data from Understat, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/extract-understat-data.html)
 * For functions to extract data from fotmob, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/extract-fotmob-data.html)
 * For functions to extract data for international matches from FBref, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/fbref-data-internationals.html)
+* For functions to load pre-scraped data, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/load-scraped-data.html)
 
 This vignette will cover the functions to extract data from FBref.com.
 
diff --git a/vignettes/extract-fotmob-data.Rmd b/vignettes/extract-fotmob-data.Rmd
index 92729127..fcc5201a 100644
--- a/vignettes/extract-fotmob-data.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/extract-fotmob-data.Rmd
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Package vignettes have been built to help you get started with the package.
 -   For functions to extract data from Transfermarkt, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/extract-transfermarkt-data.html)
 -   For functions to extract data from Understat, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/extract-understat-data.html)
 -   For functions to extract data for international matches from FBref, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/fbref-data-internationals.html)
+* For functions to load pre-scraped data, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/load-scraped-data.html)
 
 This vignette will cover the functions to extract data from fotmob.com
 
diff --git a/vignettes/extract-transfermarkt-data.Rmd b/vignettes/extract-transfermarkt-data.Rmd
index ab8a395e..e07c71bf 100644
--- a/vignettes/extract-transfermarkt-data.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/extract-transfermarkt-data.Rmd
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Package vignettes have been built to help you get started with the package.
 * For functions to extract data from Understat, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/extract-understat-data.html)
 * For functions to extract data from fotmob, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/extract-fotmob-data.html)
 * For functions to extract data for international matches from FBref, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/fbref-data-internationals.html)
+* For functions to load pre-scraped data, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/load-scraped-data.html)
 
 This vignette will cover the functions to extract data from transfermarkt.com
 
diff --git a/vignettes/extract-understat-data.Rmd b/vignettes/extract-understat-data.Rmd
index 1cbfa60c..5d4bf3e2 100644
--- a/vignettes/extract-understat-data.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/extract-understat-data.Rmd
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Package vignettes have been built to help you get started with the package.
 * For functions to extract data from Transfermarkt, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/extract-transfermarkt-data.html)
 * For functions to extract data from fotmob, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/extract-fotmob-data.html)
 * For functions to extract data for international matches from FBref, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/fbref-data-internationals.html)
+* For functions to load pre-scraped data, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/load-scraped-data.html)
 
 This vignette will cover the functions to extract data from understat.com
 
diff --git a/vignettes/fbref-data-internationals.Rmd b/vignettes/fbref-data-internationals.Rmd
index ee63ba5d..8a53fe57 100644
--- a/vignettes/fbref-data-internationals.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/fbref-data-internationals.Rmd
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Package vignettes have been built to help you get started with the package.
 * For functions to extract data from Transfermarkt, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/extract-transfermarkt-data.html)
 * For functions to extract data from Understat, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/extract-understat-data.html)
 * For functions to extract data from fotmob, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/extract-fotmob-data.html)
+* For functions to load pre-scraped data, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/load-scraped-data.html)
 
 This vignette will cover the functions to extract data for international matches from FBref.com.
 
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+---
+title: "Load Scraped Data Functions"
+author: "Jason Zivkovic"
+date: "`r Sys.Date()`"
+output: rmarkdown::html_vignette
+vignette: >
+  %\VignetteIndexEntry{Extracting data from FBref}
+  %\VignetteEngine{knitr::rmarkdown}
+  %\VignetteEncoding{UTF-8}
+---
+
+```{r, include = FALSE}
+knitr::opts_chunk$set(
+  collapse = TRUE,
+  comment = "#>",
+  message=FALSE,
+  warning=FALSE
+)
+```
+
+
+## Overview
+
+This package is designed to allow users to extract various world football results and player statistics from the following popular football (soccer) data sites:
+
+* [FBref](https://fbref.com/en/)
+* [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.com/)
+* [Understat](https://understat.com/)
+* [Fotmob](https://www.fotmob.com/)
+
+
+## Installation
+
+You can install the CRAN version of [**```worldfootballR```** ](https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=worldfootballR) with:
+
+```{r cran-installation, eval=FALSE}
+install.packages("worldfootballR")
+```
+
+You can install the released version of [**```worldfootballR```**](https://github.com/JaseZiv/worldfootballR/) from [GitHub](https://github.com/JaseZiv/worldfootballR) with:
+
+```{r gh-installation, eval=FALSE}
+# install.packages("devtools")
+devtools::install_github("JaseZiv/worldfootballR")
+```
+
+
+```{r load_libs, warning=FALSE, message=FALSE}
+library(worldfootballR)
+```
+
+***
+
+## Usage
+
+Package vignettes have been built to help you get started with the package.
+
+* For functions to extract data from Transfermarkt, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/extract-transfermarkt-data.html)
+* For functions to extract data from Understat, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/extract-understat-data.html)
+* For functions to extract data from fotmob, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/extract-fotmob-data.html)
+* For functions to extract data for international matches from FBref, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/fbref-data-internationals.html)
+* For functions to load pre-scraped data, see [here](https://jaseziv.github.io/worldfootballR/articles/load-scraped-data.html)
+
+This vignette will cover the functions to load scraped data from the [`worldfootballR_data`](https://github.com/JaseZiv/worldfootballR_data) data repository.
+
+**NOTE:**
+
+As of version `0.5.2`, all FBref functions now come with a user-defined pause between page loads to address their new rate limiting. See [this](https://www.sports-reference.com/bot-traffic.html) document for more information. 
+
+
+***
+
+## Load FBref match results
+
+To load pre-scraped match results for all years the data is available, the `load_match_results()` function can be used. This data is scheduled to be updated most days and a print statement will inform the user of when the data was last updated. All domestic leagues are included in the data repository. 
+
+This is the load function equivalent of `get_match_results()`.
+
+```{r load_match_results, eval=FALSE}
+eng_match_results <- load_match_results(country = "ENG", gender = c("M", "F"), season_end_year = c(2020:2022), tier = "1st")
+dplyr::glimpse(eng_match_results)
+```
+
+
+## Load FBref big 5 league advanced seasdon stats
+
+To load pre-scraped advanced stats for the big five European leagues for either teams or players, the `load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats()` can be used. This data is scheduled to be updated most days and a print statement will inform the user of when the data was last updated.
+
+This is the load function equivalent of `get_match_results()`.
+
+```{r, load_adv_stats}
+all_season_player <- load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats(stat_type = "defense", team_or_player = "player")
+current_season_player <- load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats(season_end_year = 2022, stat_type = "defense", team_or_player = "player")
+
+all_season_team <- load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats(stat_type = "defense", team_or_player = "team")
+current_season_team <- load_fb_big5_advanced_season_stats(season_end_year = 2022, stat_type = "defense", team_or_player = "team")
+```
+
+