diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
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+management.server.port=3000
+server.error.whitelabel.enabled=false
+retrosearch.encoding=UTF-8
+retrosearch.html.version=3.2
+retrosearch.news.enable=${NEWS_ACTIVE:false}
+retrosearch.news.api.key=${NEWS_API_KEY:}
+
+retrosearch.sports.football.enable=${FOOTBALL_API_ACTIVE:false}
+retrosearch.sports.football.api.key=${FOOTBALL_API_KEY:}