The coach of the U21 NT must be replaced, and new elections have been announced.
The link is the following:
- Azərbaycan U21 link to voting
The poll will end on Thursday (14.05.2026), so the newly elected coach will have some time to prepare for Saturday's match.
National team of Malaysia U21 needs a new coach. Here is link to elections. Deadline is on 2026-04-23 21:51 server time.
National team of Slovenija U21 needs a new coach. Here is link to elections. Deadline is on 2026-04-23 21:00 server time.
Due to various reasons, re-elections will be held in the following national teams:
- Colombia - link to elections
- Colombia U21 - link to elections
- Kypros - link to elections
- Hellas - link to elections
- Kazakhstán - link to elections
- Türkiye U21 - link to elections
The elections in those teams have just started.
New Schedule
As you’ve probably noticed, the first-round match of the national cup will be played this coming Monday. This is not a mistake - the change is due to adjustments to the schedule, which take effect starting with the season that’s just beginning. But let’s get to the point.
National Cup matches, previously played on Fridays, will be played four days earlier - on Mondays - starting with Season 77. The first-round match thus falls on the third day of the new season, breaking up the previous monotony of up to two weeks of friendly matches. After being eliminated from the national cup, it will be possible to schedule friendly matches, just as it has worked until now.
Remember to set your lineup for the upcoming cup match. There’s not much time left!
The International Cup takes the place of the Friday slot. In addition to the change in the day for international cup matches, another significant change is taking effect - these matches will be played in official format. As a result, players will receive training points for matches played in the cup, but they will also be at risk of injury. The match itself will also generate matchday revenue.
Fans will now expect lower ticket prices, which will result in a decrease in match-day revenue for official competitions. The new optimal expected ticket price will be approximately 20% lower than the previous one.
A minor change will also affect Saturday’s national team matches. Like friendly matches, World Cup qualifiers and finals will also follow an arcade format - meaning players will not receive a training bonus, but they will also not be at risk of injury.
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Other changes
For as long as Sokker has existed, you may have encountered the inconvenience of losing your training data when your PLUS subscription ended. From now on, this data will be hidden and stored in the database for a certain period of time, so that when you reactivate your subscription, your training history will be fully restored.
Friendly match results will no longer affect ranking points. Additionally, discussions are underway regarding the possibility of reducing or completely removing the impact of friendly matches on fan sentiment related to recent match results. However, we emphasize that the final form of this change - or even whether it will definitely take place - is not yet 100% certain.
Work is underway on new views related to all competitions. Expect a new competition hub, refreshed pages with league tables, cup competitions, national team matches, and much, much more.
Regards
Sokker Team