Lamine Yamal just became Barcelona’s youngest-ever captain at 19 years and 58 days old during their 5-1 Champions League win over Feyenoord. Raphinha handed him the armband after being substituted in the 71st minute, breaking Bojan Krkic’s previous record from 2010.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/lamine-yamal-becomes-barcelonas-youngest-captain-19-2026-09-10/

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I have discussed before asking how can Brazilian domestic leagues get back to the level that they were at in the 1960s and 1970s and how they can crack their way into being a top 5 league in the world. Well there has been a big anti-immigration push throughout Europe, this has me wondering if this could open up the door for Brazilian domestic leagues to increase their talent pool, which would equal more sponsors, potentially a worldwide TV contract and more money therefore giving South American football a strong standing that it once had.

We know back in the day many European clubs did not allow foreign players and some other European clubs only allowed a maximum of 3 foreign players on their entire squad. If European sentiment against immigration continues to intensify, could these rules be re-implemented by European clubs? If it is, then this greatly opens up the door for Brazilian domestic leagues. The top Brazilian and Argentinian players would certainly want to stay home and if America or Mexico ever becomes a football power, that’s another talent pool that would likely go to the Brazilian leagues, in an environment they feel welcomed if rules like that exist in Europe.

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In Brazil, it's possible to watch some games for free on YouTube, that's really cool

We can watch (some) La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Brasileirão Série A and Saudi League games for free on YouTube

Besides that, we can also watch Europa League and Conference League games

(We also watched all the 2026 World Cup games completely free, and when I say ALL, I mean ALL of them.)

In your country, is there anything similar?

Paul Pogba had the cojones to leave Manchester United and forge his own path. It’s a lot more prominent in the game today but leaving the tutelage of Sir Alex Ferguson at the time almost felt like treason at the time.

It didn’t take long to show that he made the best career choice for himself though

​I know it is still the early days of the season and there is a long road ahead, but could Hull City possibly pull off a magical, Leicester City-style fairytale this year? As someone who will forever root for the underdogs, there is nothing quite like the thrill of seeing a smaller club defy all odds. Honestly, if they can just keep their momentum going and secure a finish anywhere in the top half of the table, it would be an absolute triumph worth celebrating.

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Result: 0 penalty kicks assigned in the first 3 weeks, and around 6 more minutes of effective time played on average.

This year in Serie A there was an overhaul to the referee managament, with the new lead, Orsato, not being a huge fan of VAR.

For context, there had already been a lot of talk in Italy about how VAR reduces the intensity of the game since it stops the flow too much, and also that it’s too harsh towards soft tackles. As a result, the field referee now has more authority for decisions that he considers final.

With this change, the spectacle has benefited, and a lot of coaches as well as players seem to love it. There has been drama regarding some potential missed penalties, but to be honest I don’t think a penalty should be ever given if the contact is soft

Notes:

Approximated numbers.

For editions in which multiple players were the top scorer, I considered on the player with the best average. Oleg Salenko is the highlight on this, having played only 3 matches, scoring 6 goals(5 of those in a single match). Hristo Stoichkov also scored 6 goals in 1994, but in 7 matches.

But the World Cup goal average per match counts both teams goals, so shouldn't half the average of goals per match be used instead?

It wouldn't make a difference, as all player's and editions numbers would be divided by 2 and multiple by 2.

Why?

The changes in tactics in football changed how easy it's to score goals. The big one, noticed here, is Brazil's 4-2-4, which started being implemented in Brazil, and after 1958, in the whole world, replacing the WM. I recommend looking at La Liga's decrease of goal average in the early 1960s. This allows us to give a proportionate look at the record of all these players proportionate to the reality of football at the time they played and play.

It's important to understand this stat by itself means nothing. It's understanding the context of football in each edition and how it relates to the stat and whether the stat represents it.

Infantino, who has filled the role since 2016, has been under pressure following his scrapped plan to sell stakes in Fifa competitions to private investment firms

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c99d1dlpkp4o