.players-directory {
  --players-accent: #285a72;
  --players-accent-dark: #1f485c;
  --players-accent-soft: #eaf2f6;
  --players-border: #d5e1e7;
  --players-heading: #183247;
  --players-muted: #687d8d;
  background: #f4f7f9;
  color: var(--players-heading);
  /* Keep the directory's full list in normal flow before the global footer. */
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  min-height: 100vh;
  padding: 6.25rem 0.75rem 3rem;
}

.players-directory + footer {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  position: static;
}

.players-directory *,
.players-directory *::before,
.players-directory *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.players-directory__container {
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 1120px;
}

.players-directory__overview,
.players-directory__panel {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--players-border);
  border-radius: 14px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(25, 55, 72, 0.06);
}

.players-directory__overview {
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.players-directory__hero {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 1.5rem;
}

.players-directory__eyebrow {
  color: var(--players-accent);
  font-family: "Montserrat", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
  margin: 0 0 0.45rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.players-directory__hero h1 {
  color: var(--players-heading);
  font-family: "Montserrat", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4vw, 2.65rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.12;
  margin: 0;
}

.players-directory__intro {
  color: var(--players-muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin: 0.65rem 0 0;
}

.players-directory__hero-mark {
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--players-accent-soft);
  border: 1px solid var(--players-border);
  border-radius: 14px;
  color: var(--players-accent);
  display: none;
  flex: 0 0 64px;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  height: 64px;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 64px;
}

.players-directory__hero-icon {
  display: block;
  height: 28px;
  width: 32px;
}

.players-directory__filters {
  align-items: start;
  background: #f8fbfc;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--players-border);
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  padding: 1.25rem;
}

.players-directory__search label,
.players-directory__filter-label {
  color: var(--players-heading);
  display: block;
  font-family: "Montserrat", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 0.55rem;
}

.players-directory__search-controls {
  align-items: stretch;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.65rem;
}

.players-directory__input {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #c7d6de;
  border-radius: 8px;
  color: var(--players-heading);
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  font: inherit;
  min-height: 46px;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 0.7rem 0.85rem;
}

.players-directory__input:focus {
  border-color: #6f9bb0;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.2rem rgba(40, 90, 114, 0.14);
  outline: 0;
}

.players-directory__primary-button,
.players-directory__profile-link,
.players-directory__pagination a {
  align-items: center;
  border-radius: 8px;
  display: inline-flex;
  font-family: "Montserrat", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  justify-content: center;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.players-directory__primary-button {
  background: var(--players-accent);
  border: 1px solid var(--players-accent);
  color: #fff;
  cursor: pointer;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  min-height: 46px;
  padding: 0.7rem 1.35rem;
  width: 100%;
}

.players-directory__primary-button i { margin-right: .35rem; }

.players-directory__primary-button:hover {
  background: var(--players-accent-dark);
  border-color: var(--players-accent-dark);
}

.players-directory__alphabet {
  min-width: 0;
}

.players-directory__alphabet-links {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(6, minmax(34px, 1fr));
  gap: 0.4rem;
}

.players-directory__letter {
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid #c7d6de;
  border-radius: 7px;
  color: var(--players-accent);
  display: inline-flex;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  height: 34px;
  justify-content: center;
  min-width: 34px;
  padding: 0 0.45rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background-color 160ms ease, border-color 160ms ease, color 160ms ease;
}

.players-directory__letter:link,
.players-directory__letter:visited {
  color: var(--players-accent);
}

.players-directory__letter:hover,
.players-directory__letter--active,
.players-directory__letter--active:link,
.players-directory__letter--active:visited {
  background: var(--players-accent);
  border-color: var(--players-accent);
  color: #fff;
}

.players-directory__letter:focus-visible,
.players-directory__primary-button:focus-visible,
.players-directory__profile-link:focus-visible,
.players-directory__pagination a:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid rgba(40, 90, 114, 0.28);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

.players-directory__letter--all {
  grid-column: span 2;
  padding-left: 0.75rem;
  padding-right: 0.75rem;
}

.players-directory__panel {
  padding: 0 1.15rem;
}

.players-directory__item {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e4ebef;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  grid-template-columns: 58px minmax(0, 1fr);
  min-height: 112px;
  padding: 1.2rem 0;
}

.players-directory__item:last-child {
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.players-directory__photo-link,
.players-directory__photo {
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: block;
  height: 58px;
  width: 58px;
}

.players-directory__photo {
  background: var(--players-accent-soft);
  border: 1px solid var(--players-border);
  object-fit: cover;
}

.players-directory__details h2 {
  font-family: "Montserrat", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.35;
  margin: 0;
}

.players-directory__details h2 a {
  color: var(--players-heading);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.players-directory__details h2 a:hover {
  color: var(--players-accent);
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.players-directory__details p {
  color: var(--players-muted);
  margin: 0.42rem 0 0;
}

.players-directory__club {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.45rem;
}

.players-directory__club-logo {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--players-border);
  border-radius: 5px;
  flex: 0 0 28px;
  height: 28px;
  object-fit: contain;
  padding: 2px;
  width: 28px;
}

.players-directory__details p > span:only-child {
  font-style: italic;
}

.players-directory__profile-link {
  border: 1px solid #bfd0da;
  color: var(--players-accent);
  gap: 0.4rem;
  min-height: 40px;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.9rem;
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  width: 100%;
}

.players-directory__profile-link:link,
.players-directory__profile-link:visited,
.players-directory__pagination a:link,
.players-directory__pagination a:visited {
  color: var(--players-accent);
}

.players-directory__profile-link:hover,
.players-directory__pagination a:hover {
  background: var(--players-accent-soft);
}

.players-directory__empty {
  padding: 4rem 1.5rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.players-directory__empty > span {
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--players-accent-soft);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--players-accent);
  display: flex;
  font-family: "Montserrat", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  height: 52px;
  justify-content: center;
  margin: 0 auto 1rem;
  width: 52px;
}

.players-directory__empty h2 {
  font-family: "Montserrat", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  margin: 0;
}

.players-directory__empty p {
  color: var(--players-muted);
  margin: 0.55rem 0 0;
}

.players-directory__pagination {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
}

.players-directory__pagination > span {
  color: var(--players-muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.players-directory__pagination a {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--players-border);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  min-height: 42px;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.65rem;
}

.players-directory__pagination a:first-child {
  justify-self: start;
}

.players-directory__pagination a:last-child {
  justify-self: end;
}

@media (min-width: 371px) {
  .players-directory__hero-mark {
    display: flex;
    flex-basis: 52px;
    height: 52px;
    width: 52px;
  }

  .players-directory__alphabet-links {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(7, minmax(34px, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (min-width: 561px) {
  .players-directory__hero-mark {
    flex-basis: 64px;
    height: 64px;
    width: 64px;
  }

  .players-directory__search-controls {
    flex-direction: row;
  }

  .players-directory__primary-button {
    width: auto;
  }

  .players-directory__alphabet-links {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .players-directory__letter--all {
    grid-column: auto;
  }

  .players-directory__item {
    gap: 1.1rem;
    grid-template-columns: 72px minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  }

  .players-directory__photo-link,
  .players-directory__photo {
    height: 72px;
    width: 72px;
  }

  .players-directory__profile-link {
    grid-column: auto;
    width: auto;
  }

  .players-directory__pagination {
    gap: 1rem;
  }

  .players-directory__pagination a {
    font-size: 0.84rem;
    padding-left: 0.9rem;
    padding-right: 0.9rem;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 701px) {
  .players-directory {
    padding: 7rem 1rem 4rem;
  }

  .players-directory__hero {
    padding: 2rem 2.2rem;
  }

  .players-directory__filters {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, .75fr) minmax(0, 1.65fr);
    padding: 1.6rem 2.2rem;
  }

  .players-directory__panel {
    padding: 0 1.75rem;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .players-directory__letter {
    transition: none;
  }
}