/* Editorial movement: real milestones stay readable throughout the sequence. */
.news-feature{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.85fr) minmax(0,1fr);align-items:center}
.news-journey{display:block;min-width:0;background:#173c2c;color:#f2f6e9;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none}
.league-journey{position:relative;isolation:isolate;overflow:hidden;padding:28px 28px 20px;background:#1b251b}
.league-journey:before{content:'';position:absolute;inset:-12px;z-index:-2;background:url('/assets/football-crest-v19.webp') right center/cover no-repeat;filter:blur(1px) saturate(.85);pointer-events:none}
.league-journey:after{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:-1;background:linear-gradient(180deg,#0b150f99,#0b150f70 44%,#0b150fcc),linear-gradient(90deg,#0b150f44,transparent);pointer-events:none}
.journey-image-note{display:block;margin-top:12px;color:#d5dbce;font-size:.55rem;letter-spacing:.03em}
.journey-heading,.journey-caption{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;font-size:.6rem;font-weight:750;letter-spacing:.12em}
.journey-heading{color:#d1dfce;padding-bottom:20px;border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff29}
.journey-stairs{height:324px;position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));grid-template-rows:minmax(0,1fr);align-items:end;padding:24px 0 12px}
.league-step{position:relative;z-index:1;padding:0 0 18px 13px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start}
.league-five{margin-bottom:0}.league-four{margin-bottom:60px}.league-three{margin-bottom:120px}
.league-season{font-size:.62rem;white-space:nowrap;color:#ccd9c5;letter-spacing:.01em}
.league-step strong{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:8px;font:700 5.6rem/.95 var(--display);margin:10px 0;color:var(--yellow)}
.league-step strong small{font:700 .65rem var(--body);letter-spacing:.1em;color:#f2f6e9}
.league-result{font-size:.69rem;color:#f2f6e9}
.journey-route{position:absolute;inset:auto 0 12px;width:100%;height:260px;overflow:visible;fill:none;stroke-width:2;vector-effect:non-scaling-stroke}
.journey-track{stroke:#ffffff35}.journey-progress{stroke:var(--yellow);stroke-dasharray:1;stroke-dashoffset:0}
.journey-caption{border-top:1px solid #ffffff29;padding-top:18px;color:#d6efb3;font-size:.59rem}
.journey-caption>span:last-child{font-size:1.6rem;line-height:1;transition:transform .35s}
.news-journey:hover .journey-caption>span:last-child,.news-journey:focus-visible .journey-caption>span:last-child{transform:translate(3px,-3px)}
.news-text p{max-width:62ch;line-height:1.85}
.community-disciplines{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:12px 24px;margin-top:28px}
.community-disciplines>span{position:relative;border-bottom:1px solid #b8c9b5;padding:12px 0;font-size:.74rem;font-weight:700}
.community-disciplines>span:after,.homepage .stat:after,.homepage .step:after{content:'';display:block;height:2px;background:var(--green);transform-origin:left}
.community-disciplines>span:after{position:absolute;bottom:-1px;width:100%}
.homepage .stat:after{margin-top:16px;width:100%}
.homepage .step{position:relative}.homepage .step:after{position:absolute;bottom:0;left:0;width:100%}
.homepage .split-feature figure{overflow:hidden}
.homepage .closing{position:relative;overflow:hidden;isolation:isolate}
.homepage .closing:before{content:'';position:absolute;z-index:-1;right:-90px;top:-130px;width:480px;height:480px;border:1px solid #d4f28d38;border-radius:50%;box-shadow:0 0 0 65px #d4f28d0b,0 0 0 130px #d4f28d08;pointer-events:none}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:no-preference){
 .section-motion-ready .news-feature .journey-progress{animation:journey-cycle 8s linear infinite both}
 .section-motion-ready .news-feature .league-step strong{transform-origin:left bottom;animation:milestone-cycle 8s ease-in-out infinite both}
 .section-motion-ready .news-feature .league-four strong{animation-delay:1.6s}
 .section-motion-ready .news-feature .league-three strong{animation-delay:3.2s}
 .section-motion-ready .news-feature:not(.is-in-view) .journey-progress,.section-motion-ready .news-feature:not(.is-in-view) .league-step strong,.section-document-hidden .news-feature .journey-progress,.section-document-hidden .news-feature .league-step strong{animation-play-state:paused}
 .section-motion-ready .news-feature.is-in-view .news-text{animation:section-arrive .85s var(--ease) both}
 .section-motion-ready .homepage .sport-explorer.is-in-view .sport-tabs button{animation:section-arrive .75s var(--ease) both;animation-delay:calc(var(--section-order,0)*.12s)}
 .section-motion-ready .homepage .sport-explorer.is-in-view .sport-panel:not([hidden]) .sport-diagram svg{animation:diagram-arrive 1.5s var(--ease) both}
 .section-motion-ready .homepage .split-feature.is-in-view figure>img{animation:photo-arrive 1.4s var(--ease) both}
 .section-motion-ready .homepage .split-feature.is-in-view .stat:after{animation:line-arrive 1.2s var(--ease) both;animation-delay:calc(var(--section-order,0)*.2s)}
 .section-motion-ready .homepage .community.is-in-view .community-mark>strong{animation:section-arrive 1s var(--ease) both}
 .section-motion-ready .homepage .community.is-in-view .community-disciplines>span:after{animation:line-arrive 1.1s var(--ease) both;animation-delay:calc(var(--section-order,0)*.18s)}
 .section-motion-ready .homepage .section-divider.is-in-view .step{animation:section-arrive .85s var(--ease) both;animation-delay:calc(var(--section-order,0)*.16s)}
 .section-motion-ready .homepage .section-divider.is-in-view .step:after{animation:line-arrive 1.4s var(--ease) both;animation-delay:calc(var(--section-order,0)*.25s)}
 .section-motion-ready .homepage .closing.is-in-view:before{animation:closing-arrive 1.8s var(--ease) both}
 .section-motion-ready .homepage .closing.is-in-view .btn{animation:section-arrive 1s .2s var(--ease) both}
}
/* 4.8 s ascent, 1.6 s full-route hold, then a soft reset; endpoints match. */
@keyframes journey-cycle{0%{stroke-dashoffset:1;opacity:1;animation-timing-function:cubic-bezier(.25,.5,.4,1)}60%,80%{stroke-dashoffset:0;opacity:1}92%{stroke-dashoffset:0;opacity:0}92.01%{stroke-dashoffset:1;opacity:0}100%{stroke-dashoffset:1;opacity:1}}
@keyframes milestone-cycle{0%,3%,26%,100%{transform:translateY(0) scale(1);opacity:.86}10%,18%{transform:translateY(-5px) scale(1.055);opacity:1}}
@keyframes section-arrive{from{opacity:.45;transform:translateY(22px)}to{opacity:1;transform:none}}
@keyframes line-arrive{from{transform:scaleX(0)}to{transform:scaleX(1)}}
@keyframes photo-arrive{from{opacity:.5;transform:scale(1.025)}to{opacity:1;transform:scale(1)}}
@keyframes diagram-arrive{from{opacity:.15;transform:translateY(14px) rotate(-5deg)}to{opacity:1;transform:none}}
@keyframes closing-arrive{from{opacity:0;transform:scale(.88)}to{opacity:1;transform:scale(1)}}
@media(max-width:900px){.league-journey{padding:22px 18px 18px}.league-step{padding-left:5px}.league-step strong{font-size:4.4rem;gap:5px}.league-season{font-size:.55rem}.journey-heading{font-size:.5rem;gap:10px}.news-feature{gap:30px}.journey-caption{font-size:.51rem}}
@media(max-width:640px){.news-feature{grid-template-columns:1fr}.league-journey{padding:25px 20px 20px}.journey-stairs{height:304px}.league-step strong{font-size:4.7rem}.league-season{font-size:.59rem}.journey-heading{font-size:.56rem}.journey-caption{font-size:.56rem}.community-disciplines{gap:8px 20px}.homepage .closing:before{width:320px;height:320px;right:-200px;top:20px}}