:root {
    --primary: #187A7D;
    --primary-light: #1FA3A7;
    --primary-dark: #115B5D;
    --bg: #FAFBFC;
    --bg2: #FFFFFF;
    --bg3: #F0F2F5;
    --bg4: #E4E7EC;
    --text: #1A2332;
    --text-secondary: #4A5568;
    --grey: #8896A6;
    --border: rgba(24,122,125,0.12);
    --border-hover: rgba(24,122,125,0.35);
    --card-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
    --card-shadow-hover: 0 8px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
  }

  * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }

  /* Column layout keeps the footer at the bottom of the viewport when the page is
     short — while the squad is still loading — same as news/article/membership */
  body {
    font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
    background: var(--bg);
    color: var(--text);
    overflow-x: hidden;
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  /* ---- NAV ---- */
  nav {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    z-index: 100;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 0 3rem;
    height: 96px;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.95);
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
    box-shadow: 0 1px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
  }
  .nav-logo { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.8rem; }
  .nav-logo img { height: 80px; width: 80px; object-fit: contain; }
  .nav-club-name {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    color: var(--primary);
  }
  .nav-links { display: flex; gap: 2rem; list-style: none; }
  .nav-links a {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text);
    text-decoration: none;
    opacity: 0.65;
    transition: opacity 0.2s, color 0.2s;
  }
  .nav-links a:hover { opacity: 1; color: var(--primary); }
  .nav-links a.nav-active { opacity: 1; color: var(--primary); }

  .nav-cta-li { display: none; }

/* ---- Language switcher ----
     A globe button that reveals the two languages on hover. :focus-within is there as
     well as :hover so it also opens from the keyboard and on touch, where hover does not
     exist. Grouped with the CTA in .nav-actions, so dir="rtl" flips the pair together. */
  .nav-actions {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 1rem;
  }
  .nav-lang {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
  }
  .nav-lang-toggle {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 38px;
    height: 38px;
    padding: 0;
    color: var(--primary);
    background: none;
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    border-radius: 50%;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background 0.2s, border-color 0.2s, color 0.2s;
  }
  .nav-lang-toggle svg { width: 22px; height: 22px; display: block; }
  .nav-lang:hover .nav-lang-toggle,
  .nav-lang:focus-within .nav-lang-toggle {
    background: rgba(24,122,125,0.08);
    border-color: var(--border-hover);
    color: var(--primary-light);
  }

  .nav-lang-menu {
    position: absolute;
    top: calc(100% + 0.5rem);
    inset-inline-end: 0;
    min-width: 170px;
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0.35rem;
    background: var(--bg2);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 6px;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 28px rgba(0,0,0,0.12);
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    transition: opacity 0.18s, transform 0.18s, visibility 0.18s;
    z-index: 200;
  }
  /* Invisible bridge across the gap, so the pointer can travel from the globe down to
     the menu without crossing dead space and closing it. */
  .nav-lang-menu::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: -0.6rem;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 0.6rem;
  }
  .nav-lang:hover .nav-lang-menu,
  .nav-lang:focus-within .nav-lang-menu {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }

  .nav-lang-opt {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.6rem;
    padding: 0.5rem 0.65rem;
    border-radius: 4px;
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    color: var(--text);
    text-decoration: none;
    white-space: nowrap;
    transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s;
  }
  a.nav-lang-opt:hover {
    background: rgba(24,122,125,0.08);
    color: var(--primary);
  }
  /* The Arabic option is Arabic text even on the English pages, which do not load the
     Arabic webfonts — fall through to whatever Arabic face the system has. */
  .nav-lang-opt[lang="ar"] {
    font-family: 'Tajawal', 'Noto Kufi Arabic', sans-serif;
    letter-spacing: normal;
  }
  /* The language already being read: marked with a tick, and not a link */
  .nav-lang-opt--current {
    color: var(--primary);
    font-weight: 700;
    cursor: default;
  }
  .nav-lang-opt--current::after {
    content: '\2713';
    margin-inline-start: auto;
    padding-inline-start: 0.6rem;
  }

  /* Each option keeps its flag — inline SVG rather than emoji, which Windows renders
     as bare "GB"/"QA" letters. */
  .nav-lang-opt::before {
    content: "";
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    width: 20px;
    height: 14px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
  }
  .nav-lang-opt[hreflang="ar"]::before {
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 20 14'%3E%3Crect width='20' height='14' fill='%238A1538'/%3E%3Cpath d='M0 0H5L8 0.778L5 1.556L8 2.333L5 3.111L8 3.889L5 4.667L8 5.444L5 6.222L8 7.000L5 7.778L8 8.556L5 9.333L8 10.111L5 10.889L8 11.667L5 12.444L8 13.222L5 14.000H0Z' fill='%23fff'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  }
  .nav-lang-opt[hreflang="en"]::before {
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 60 30'%3E%3CclipPath id='c'%3E%3Cpath d='M30,15h30v15zv15h-30zh-30v-15zv-15h30z'/%3E%3C/clipPath%3E%3Crect width='60' height='30' fill='%23012169'/%3E%3Cpath d='M0,0 60,30M60,0 0,30' stroke='%23fff' stroke-width='6'/%3E%3Cpath d='M0,0 60,30M60,0 0,30' clip-path='url%28%23c%29' stroke='%23C8102E' stroke-width='4'/%3E%3Cpath d='M30,0V30M0,15H60' stroke='%23fff' stroke-width='10'/%3E%3Cpath d='M30,0V30M0,15H60' stroke='%23C8102E' stroke-width='6'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  }

  .nav-cta {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 0.55rem 1.4rem;
    background: var(--primary);
    color: #fff;
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-radius: 2px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s;
  }
  .nav-cta:hover {
    background: var(--primary-light);
    transform: translateY(-1px);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(24,122,125,0.25);
  }

  /* ─── PAGE HEADER ─── */
  .page-header {
    position: relative;
    padding: 9rem 3rem 4rem;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(24,122,125,0.04) 0%, var(--bg) 100%),
                radial-gradient(ellipse at 70% 50%, rgba(24,122,125,0.06) 0%, transparent 65%);
  }
  .page-header::before {
    content: 'SQUAD';
    position: absolute;
    right: 2rem;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(8rem, 18vw, 16rem);
    color: rgba(24,122,125,0.04);
    letter-spacing: 8px;
    pointer-events: none;
    line-height: 1;
    user-select: none;
  }
  .page-header-inner {
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .page-header-eyebrow {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--primary);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.75rem;
    margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
  }
  .page-header-eyebrow::before {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    width: 32px;
    height: 2px;
    background: var(--primary);
  }
  .page-header h1 {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.5rem);
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    line-height: 0.95;
    color: var(--text);
  }
  .page-header h1 span { color: var(--primary); }
  .page-header-divider {
    width: 60px;
    height: 3px;
    background: var(--primary);
    margin-top: 1.4rem;
  }

  /* ─── SQUAD WRAPPER ─── */
  .squad-wrapper {
    flex: 1;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 3rem 6rem;
  }

  /* ─── LOADING STATE ─── */
  /* squad.js drops [data-loading] once the squad is in, swapping the two over */
  .squad-loading {
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 1.4rem;
    padding: 7rem 1rem;
    text-align: center;
  }
  /* Nothing else is visible yet, so centre the message in the space above the footer */
  .squad-wrapper[data-loading] {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
  }
  .squad-wrapper[data-loading] .squad-loading { display: flex; }
  .squad-wrapper[data-loading] .coach-section,
  .squad-wrapper[data-loading] .players-section { display: none; }

  .squad-loading-spinner {
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    border: 3px solid var(--bg4);
    border-top-color: var(--primary);
    border-radius: 50%;
    animation: squadSpin 0.9s linear infinite;
  }
  .squad-loading-text {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text-secondary);
  }
  /* Load finished with nothing to show — the message stands on its own */
  .squad-loading[data-state="message"] .squad-loading-spinner { display: none; }
  .squad-loading[data-state="message"] .squad-loading-text {
    font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1rem;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    text-transform: none;
    color: var(--grey);
  }
  @keyframes squadSpin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .squad-loading-spinner { animation-duration: 2.4s; }
  }

  /* ─── SECTION HEADINGS ─── */
  .squad-section-heading {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 1.2rem;
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
  }
  .squad-section-heading .label {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 4px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--primary);
  }
  .squad-section-heading h2 {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    color: var(--text);
  }
  .squad-section-heading .line {
    flex: 1;
    height: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--border-hover), transparent);
  }

  /* ─── COACH SECTION ─── */
  .coach-section { margin-bottom: 5rem; }
  .coach-card {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 320px 1fr;
    background: var(--bg2);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    transition: border-color 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;
    cursor: pointer;
    border-radius: 4px;
    box-shadow: var(--card-shadow);
  }
  .coach-card:hover {
    border-color: var(--border-hover);
    box-shadow: var(--card-shadow-hover);
  }
  .coach-card::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    height: 3px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--primary), transparent);
  }
  .coach-img-wrap {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--bg3);
    min-height: 340px;
  }
  .coach-img-wrap img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: top center;
    transition: transform 0.6s;
  }
  .coach-card:hover .coach-img-wrap img { transform: scale(1.04); }
  .coach-img-wrap::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 60%, var(--bg2) 100%);
  }
  .coach-number {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 1rem;
    left: 1rem;
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: 5rem;
    color: rgba(24,122,125,0.1);
    line-height: 1;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .coach-body {
    padding: 2.5rem 2.8rem;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
  }
  .coach-role-badge {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.5rem;
    background: rgba(24,122,125,0.06);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    padding: 0.3rem 0.9rem;
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--primary);
    margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
    width: fit-content;
    border-radius: 2px;
  }
  .coach-name {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem);
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
    color: var(--text);
  }
  .coach-nationality {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    color: var(--grey);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 1.8rem;
  }
  .coach-click-hint {
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--primary);
    opacity: 0.6;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.5rem;
    transition: opacity 0.2s;
  }

  /* ---- Coaching staff list ----
     The first person is the full-width card above; anyone after them sits beside it
     as a compact tile reusing the player-card proportions. */
  .coach-list {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1.5rem;
  }
  .staff-card {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 140px 1fr;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 1.2rem;
    background: var(--bg2);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 4px;
    box-shadow: var(--card-shadow);
    overflow: hidden;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: border-color 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;
  }
  .staff-card:hover {
    border-color: var(--border-hover);
    box-shadow: var(--card-shadow-hover);
  }
  .staff-img-wrap {
    height: 140px;
    background: var(--bg3);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
  }
  .staff-img-wrap img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
  .staff-body { padding: 1rem 1.2rem 1rem 0; }

  /* Cards are focusable so the profile opens from the keyboard too */
  .coach-card:focus-visible,
  .staff-card:focus-visible,
  .player-card:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid var(--primary);
    outline-offset: 2px;
  }

  @media (max-width: 640px) {
    .staff-card { grid-template-columns: 100px 1fr; }
    .staff-img-wrap { height: 100px; }
  }
  .coach-card:hover .coach-click-hint { opacity: 1; }
  .coach-click-hint::after { content: '→'; }

  /* ─── FILTER BAR ─── */
  .filter-bar {
    display: flex;
    gap: 0.5rem;
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .filter-btn {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 0.5rem 1.3rem;
    background: transparent;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    color: var(--grey);
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.2s;
    border-radius: 2px;
  }
  .filter-btn:hover,
  .filter-btn.active {
    background: var(--primary);
    border-color: var(--primary);
    color: #fff;
  }

  /* ─── PLAYER GRID ─── */
  .players-section { margin-bottom: 4rem; }
  .players-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(200px, 1fr));
    gap: 1.2rem;
  }

  /* ─── PLAYER CARD ─── */
  .player-card {
    background: var(--bg2);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    overflow: hidden;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: border-color 0.3s, transform 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;
    position: relative;
    border-radius: 4px;
    box-shadow: var(--card-shadow);
  }
  .player-card:hover {
    border-color: var(--border-hover);
    transform: translateY(-5px);
    box-shadow: var(--card-shadow-hover);
  }
  .player-card[data-hidden="true"] { display: none; }
  .player-img-wrap {
    position: relative;
    aspect-ratio: 3/4;
    background: var(--bg3);
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .player-img-wrap img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: top center;
    transition: transform 0.5s;
  }
  .player-card:hover .player-img-wrap img {
    transform: scale(1.06);
  }
  .player-number-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0.6rem;
    left: 0.7rem;
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    color: #fff;
    background: var(--primary);
    padding: 0.1rem 0.45rem;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    line-height: 1.4;
    border-left: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.4);
    border-radius: 2px;
  }
  .player-pos-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0; right: 0;
    padding: 1.8rem 0.8rem 0.6rem;
    background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 0%, transparent 100%);
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #fff;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.3s;
  }
  .player-card:hover .player-pos-overlay { opacity: 1; }
  .player-info {
    padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  }
  .player-name {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
    white-space: nowrap;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
    color: var(--text);
  }
  .player-position {
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--primary);
    opacity: 0.8;
  }

  /* ─── MODAL ─── */
  .modal-backdrop {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
    z-index: 999;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 2rem;
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    transition: opacity 0.3s;
    backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  }
  .modal-backdrop.open {
    opacity: 1;
    pointer-events: all;
  }
  .modal {
    background: var(--bg2);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 280px 1fr;
    max-width: 720px;
    width: 100%;
    position: relative;
    transform: translateY(30px) scale(0.97);
    transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.22,1,0.36,1);
    overflow: hidden;
    max-height: 90vh;
    border-radius: 6px;
    box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
  }
  .modal-backdrop.open .modal {
    transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
  }
  .modal::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    height: 3px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--primary), transparent);
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .modal-img-col {
    position: relative;
    background: var(--bg3);
    overflow: hidden;
    min-height: 380px;
  }
  .modal-img-col img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: top center;
  }
  .modal-img-col::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 50%, var(--bg2) 100%);
  }
  .modal-number-bg {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0.5rem;
    left: 0.5rem;
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: 7rem;
    color: rgba(24,122,125,0.08);
    line-height: 1;
    z-index: 0;
  }
  .modal-body {
    padding: 2rem;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    overflow-y: auto;
  }
  .modal-badge {
    display: inline-block;
    background: rgba(24,122,125,0.06);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    padding: 0.25rem 0.8rem;
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--primary);
    margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
    width: fit-content;
    border-radius: 2px;
  }
  .modal-name {
    font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif;
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
    color: var(--text);
  }
  .modal-pos {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--primary);
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  }
  .modal-divider {
    width: 40px;
    height: 2px;
    background: var(--primary);
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    opacity: 0.4;
  }
  .modal-details {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.75rem;
  }
  .modal-detail-row {
    display: flex;
    gap: 1rem;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
  }
  .modal-detail-label {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--grey);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    min-width: 100px;
  }
  .modal-detail-value {
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    font-weight: 400;
  }
  .modal-close {
    position: absolute;
    top: 1rem;
    right: 1rem;
    width: 36px;
    height: 36px;
    background: rgba(24,122,125,0.06);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    color: var(--primary);
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    cursor: pointer;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    transition: background 0.2s;
    z-index: 10;
    line-height: 1;
    border-radius: 4px;
  }
  .modal-close:hover { background: rgba(24,122,125,0.12); }

  /* ─── POSITION GROUP LABEL ─── */
  .position-group-label {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 4px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--grey);
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    margin-top: 2rem;
    padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.8rem;
  }
  .position-group-label::before {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    width: 6px; height: 6px;
    background: var(--primary);
    border-radius: 50%;
  }
  .position-group-label[data-pos-hidden="true"] { display: none; }

  /* ─── ANIMATIONS ─── */
  @keyframes fadeUp {
    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px); }
    to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  }
  .page-header-eyebrow { animation: fadeUp 0.7s 0.1s both; }
  .page-header h1      { animation: fadeUp 0.7s 0.2s both; }
  .page-header-divider { animation: fadeUp 0.7s 0.3s both; }
  .coach-card          { animation: fadeUp 0.7s 0.35s both; }
  .player-card { animation: fadeUp 0.5s both; }

  /* ─── FOOTER ─── */
  footer {
    background: var(--primary-dark);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(24,122,125,0.1);
    padding: 2rem 3rem;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }
  .footer-logo { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.8rem; }
  .footer-logo img { height: 40px; }
  .footer-club { font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.2rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.9); letter-spacing: 2px; }
  .footer-copy { font-size: 0.75rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55); }

  /* ─── RESPONSIVE ─── */
  .nav-hamburger {
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 5px;
    width: 36px; height: 36px;
    cursor: pointer;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    padding: 0;
    z-index: 200;
  }
  .nav-hamburger span {
    display: block;
    width: 100%; height: 2px;
    background: var(--primary);
    border-radius: 2px;
    transition: transform 0.3s, opacity 0.3s;
  }
  .nav-hamburger.open span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg); }
  .nav-hamburger.open span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
  .nav-hamburger.open span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg); }

  @media (max-width: 1024px) {
    nav { padding: 0 1.5rem; }
    .nav-links { gap: 1.2rem; }
    .nav-links a { font-size: 0.95rem; letter-spacing: 1.5px; }
    .page-header { padding: 8rem 1.5rem 3rem; }
    .squad-wrapper { padding: 0 1.5rem 4rem; }
    .coach-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .coach-img-wrap { min-height: 280px; max-height: 320px; }
    .coach-img-wrap::after { background: linear-gradient(0deg, var(--bg2) 0%, transparent 60%); }
    .coach-body { padding: 1.8rem; }
    .players-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
    .modal { max-width: 600px; }
    footer { padding: 1.5rem; }
  }

  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    nav { padding: 0 1rem; height: 76px; }
    .nav-logo img { height: 60px; width: 60px; }
    .nav-club-name { font-size: 1.1rem; }
    .nav-hamburger { display: flex; }
    .nav-cta { display: none; }
    .nav-cta-li { display: block; padding: 1rem 1.5rem 0; }
    .nav-cta-li a {
      background: var(--primary);
      color: #fff;
      padding: 0.75rem;
      border-bottom: none;
      border-radius: 2px;
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    }
    .nav-cta-li a:hover { background: var(--primary-light); color: #fff; }
    /* The CTA drops into the drawer on mobile, so the pill keeps its place in the
       bar, grouped against the hamburger. */
    .nav-actions {
      margin-inline-start: auto;
      margin-inline-end: 0.9rem;
    }
    .nav-links {
      display: none;
      position: fixed;
      top: 76px; left: 0; right: 0;
      background: rgba(255,255,255,0.98);
      backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 1.5rem 0 2rem;
      gap: 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
      z-index: 150;
    }
    .nav-links.open { display: flex; }
    .nav-links li { width: 100%; text-align: center; }
    .nav-links a {
      display: block;
      padding: 0.9rem 0;
      font-size: 1rem;
      letter-spacing: 3px;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(24,122,125,0.06);
      opacity: 1;
      color: var(--text);
    }
    .nav-links a:hover { color: var(--primary); background: rgba(24,122,125,0.04); }
    .nav-links .nav-cta-li a {
      color: #fff;
      background: var(--primary);
      border-bottom: none;
    }
    .nav-links .nav-cta-li a:hover {
      color: #fff;
      background: var(--primary-light);
    }
    .page-header { padding: 6rem 1rem 2rem; }
    .page-header::before { font-size: 6rem; right: 0.5rem; }
    .page-header h1 { font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 10vw, 3.5rem); }
    .squad-wrapper { padding: 0 1rem 3rem; }
    .squad-loading { padding: 4rem 1rem; }
    .squad-loading-text { font-size: 1.3rem; }
    .squad-section-heading h2 { font-size: 1.6rem; }
    .coach-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .coach-img-wrap { min-height: 240px; max-height: 260px; }
    .coach-body { padding: 1.4rem; }
    .coach-name { font-size: 1.8rem; }
    .filter-bar { gap: 0.4rem; }
    .filter-btn { padding: 0.4rem 0.9rem; font-size: 0.7rem; }
    .players-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 0.8rem; }
    .player-name { font-size: 0.85rem; }
    .player-position { font-size: 0.65rem; }
    .player-number-overlay { font-size: 0.9rem; }
    .modal {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      max-height: 88vh;
      overflow-y: auto;
    }
    .modal-img-col { min-height: 220px; max-height: 240px; }
    .modal-img-col::after { background: linear-gradient(0deg, var(--bg2) 0%, transparent 60%); }
    .modal-body { padding: 1.4rem; }
    .modal-name { font-size: 1.7rem; }
    footer {
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 0.8rem;
      text-align: center;
      padding: 1.5rem 1rem;
    }
  }

  @media (max-width: 480px) {
    .page-header { padding: 5.5rem 0.8rem 1.8rem; }
    .page-header::before { display: none; }
    .squad-wrapper { padding: 0 0.8rem 2.5rem; }
    .coach-img-wrap { min-height: 200px; max-height: 220px; }
    .coach-body { padding: 1rem; }
    .coach-name { font-size: 1.5rem; }
    .filter-bar {
      overflow-x: auto;
      flex-wrap: nowrap;
      padding-bottom: 0.4rem;
      -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
      scrollbar-width: none;
    }
    .filter-bar::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
    .filter-btn { white-space: nowrap; flex-shrink: 0; }
    .players-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 0.6rem; }
    .player-info { padding: 0.6rem 0.7rem; }
    .player-name { font-size: 0.78rem; }
    .modal-backdrop { padding: 0.5rem; }
    .modal-img-col { min-height: 180px; max-height: 200px; }
    .modal-name { font-size: 1.4rem; }
    .modal-detail-label { min-width: 80px; font-size: 0.65rem; }
    .modal-detail-value { font-size: 0.78rem; }
    footer { padding: 1rem 0.8rem; }
    .footer-copy { font-size: 0.65rem; }
  }

  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .coach-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .coach-img-wrap { min-height: 240px; }
    .modal { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .modal-img-col { min-height: 200px; max-height: 220px; }
    .squad-wrapper { padding: 0 1.5rem 4rem; }
    .page-header { padding: 8rem 1.5rem 3rem; }
  }