obv their title chances are gone and this is not the season they thought they would have, but there is only 5 points between 4th and 14th. anyone in there can go from having a disastrous season to a pretty reasonable one in the space of 7-10 days
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c62lgler7rlo FIFA looking to expand VAR usage to corners for the World Cup next summer https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/dec/01/ifab-could-allow-var-adjudicate-corners-2026-world-cup Football’s lawmakers are exploring the possibility of allowing...
Interesting article from Rory Smith on changes in following Scottish football. Heard this journo a while back talking about the same kind of thing in Swedish football over the last few years and how its been really impactful. https://observer.co.uk/news/sport/article/it-is-an-identity-the-rise-and-r...
Estudiantes in Argentina were ordered to form a guard of honour for Rosario Cenral, but didn't want to, so lined up for it and when the oppo came out they all turned their backs https://external-preview.redd.it/estudiantes-de-la-plata-gives-rosario-central-a-guard-of-v0-YTJ6ZmJqd2NoMjNnMcisZ5nANsaa8...
Palemeiras come back from a 3-0 defeat in the first leg to win 4-0 in the 2nd leg against LDU Quito in the Copa Libertadores semi finals They play Flamengo in the final. The 2 of them are 1st and 2nd in Brazilian Serie A right now. It means Brazils recent dominance of South American football contin...