Liga MX side Monterrey announced that for games that are declared "high-risk," fans wearing jerseys or clothing representing the other team "will not be allowed to enter the stadium." The "intention of this is to avoid violence inside the stadium" (LA AFICIÓN, 6/10).
On Saturday, "images were leaked of Liga MX side Cruz Azul's possible new stadium." The images "feature Cruz Azul's colors, and the team's logo appears on various parts of the facade." Cruz Azul "has not yet confirmed the location or look of the stadium" (LA AFICIÓN, 6/10).
Serie A is set to introduce video assistant referees for the '17-18 season "while scrapping its use of goal-line referees." VAR has been tested in int'l friendlies and some tournaments, including the U20 World Cup and Club World Cup, and "now Serie A is set to follow suit." As a result, the league, "which brought in goal-line technology for last season, will no longer require the use of goal-line referees." Italian Football Federation (FIGC) President Carlo Tavecchio said that FIFA "has not yet approved the new plans" but should do so "in time for the new season" (ESPN.com, 6/11).
National League member clubs voted in favor of introducing six-team playoffs to the fifth and sixth tiers of English football from next season. The proposal was tabled at the league's annual general meeting, with 18 of 24 National League clubs backing the move. It "means teams finishing between second and seventh place" in all three of the National League's divisions will be involved (BBC, 6/10).