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...
The top four seeded countries will not be able to meet each other until the semi-finals of next year's World Cup for the first time in the tournament's history. Fifa has announced that Spain (1st seed) and Argentina (2) will be 'paired' and placed into groups in opposite halves of the draw. France ...
Silver Fox FIFA have discovered that 3 match suspensions for violent conduct red cards don't actually apply if you're Ronaldo, which must be nice for him
The laws of the game don't dictate that he had to get a red either. If the ref deems it violent conduct, then it is a straight red. The situation from Monday is written out explicitly. In addition, a player who, when not challenging for the ball, deliberately strikes an opponent or any other person...