109 games - that’s how many league games a team in Malasyia has gone unbeaten, setting a new world record!
Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT)’s 3-0 win over Kuching City on Friday saw the Malaysian Super League side break a record that had previously been set by Ivorian outfit ASEC Mimosas all the way back in 1994.
Read more about JDT’s incredible dominance by scrolling down!
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Elsewhere, Bordeaux’s crisis reached a new depth, Vietnam edged closer to retaining their ASEAN Championship title and Mohamed Salah scored his first (and second) goal in the Turkish Super Lig.
Let’s take a look at everything 👇
Something record-breaking
By winning their final game of last season 14-1 against Kelantan The Real Warriors ( record winning margin in a Malaysian Super League game), Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) equalled the world record for the longest men's league unbeaten streak.
JDT then had to wait the best part of three months to surpass the 32-year-old record, which they did on Friday by beating last season’s league runners-up Kuching City.
The Southern Tigers are utterly dominant in Malaysia thanks to the investment from the Crown Prince of Johor.
Something in ASEAN 🌏
Vietnam beat Thailand 2-0 in the first leg of the 2026 ASEAN Championship final to move within touching distance of retaining their regional title.
Check out this backheel assist by Nguyen Dinh Bac to give Vietnam a commanding 2-0 lead ahead of Wednesday’s second leg in Hanoi.
Something chaotic
Roughly 100 people were injured when chaos erupted in a DFB Pokal match between Waldhof Mannheim and Kaiserslautern on Friday.
The rivalry between the two sets of fans spilled out on to the pitch, forcing the game to be delayed at the end of 90 minutes with the scoreline locked at 0-0 and set for extra time.
Something ludicrous 🤯
Is this the best finish in football history?!
Just take a look at this goal by Bristol City’s Dan Ballard against Birmingham City in the English Championship. A controlled backheel flick volley?! That is ridiculous!
Have you ever seen anything like that before?!
Something touching
This newsletter tries to stay away from the Premier League. There’s not exactly a lack of coverage of The Greatest League In The World, is there?
But we’ll make an exception for this touching tribute by Newcastle United and Liverpool fans before their encounter on Sunday to Kevin Keegan who passed away last month.
Keegan was a legend for both clubs, as the display by both sets of supporters made clear.
Something baffling 😵💫
This refereeing decision in the Scottish Premiership has to be seen to be believed!
Dundee United’s Abdoulaye Yoro was initially shown a yellow card for this tackle. A VAR check, however, showed he got a touch on the ball, meaning the booking was wiped.
However, the referee then gave the yellow to the Dundee player being tackled. Sorry, WHAT?!
Something sent off 🟥
Former Benfica and Wolves manager, now at Al Diriyah, Bruno Lage had a weekend to forget!
While his team won against Al Hazem in the Saudi Pro League, Lage was sent off for blocking a throw-in by the opposition side. Can’t really do that, can you?
Something 16 years old
Shin Miidera is emerging as one of the stars of the new 26/27 J. League season!
The 16-year-old found the back of the net for Yokohama F. Marinos against Vissel Kobe, meaning the teenager has now scored twice in just three league appearances. This kid looks like the real deal!
Something collapsing
Two weeks ago, The Soccer Dispatch highlighted the barely believable title charge of IK Sirius who are leading the way at the top of the Swedish Allsvenskan.
Since losing top scorer Robbie Ure to Sevilla, though, the table-toppers have gone three league games without a win, losing 3-0 at home to Häcken. They’re losing ground in the title race - FAST!
Something relegated (again)
As if Girondins de Bordeaux haven’t had a tough enough time of late, the French club now faces the threat of “complete judicial liquidation,” according to reports in the country.
A court in Paris upheld the club’s relegation to the French sixth tier despite an appeal by Bordeaux’s new owners. This means they will play amateur football in the 26/27 season with liquidation now a real possibilty.
Something off the mark
Mohamed Salah is up and running in the Turkish Super Lig after bagging a brace in Trabzonspor’s 2-1 win over Basaksehir on Sunday.
The second goal in particular was classic Salah fare. How many times have we seen the Egyptian score that sort of goal over the course of his career? That’s his calling card!
Something on water ⛴️
Take a look at how fans of Swiss second-tier side FC Winterthur arrived for their match against Rapperswil-Jona!
Is ferry trip to an away game the best way to travel to a match? It’s got to be right up there.
Something in South Korea 🇰🇷
Things got a little spicy in the K-League over the weekend!
FC Seoul forward Jeung Seung-won celebrated a goal against FC Anyang in front of the camera, starting a scuffle between the two sets of players. FC Seoul are 13 points clear at the top of the table.
They’re the team to beat in South Korea right now!
Something familiar
Cristiano Ronaldo Junior scored a penalty kick for Al-Nassr’s youth team over the weekend and celebrated in familiar fashion.
Is the 16-year-old going to follow in his famous father’s footsteps? No pressure!
Something spinny
He’s 40 years old and you won’t like him when he’s angry - Hulk is still scoring goals for Fluminense in the Brasileiro.
Check out this goal scored by the former Porto and Zenit St Petersburg forward against Remo. There was so much spin on that ball he could have been serving at Wimbledon.
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