Craziest promotion ever? Plus: $2m World Cup tickets, and goalkeeper punches opponent

The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic’s daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) newsletter. Sign up to receive it directly to your inbox.Hello! Pitch invasions, punches thrown (allegedly) and promotion by a whisker in the 103rd minute. The National League stole the show.Coming up: York City’s final-day miracle New Italian referees scandal World Cup final tickets… for $2m Naughty Munoz lob Craziest promotion: Late goals, pitch invasions, despair to joy in National League finale Ollie Pearce and Callum Howe lift the Enterprise National League Trophy (Carl Recine/Getty Images)