Let’s be completely honest: we all love the best football leagues in the world the most. We enjoy supporting Premier League clubs, adore the clashes between Barcelona and Real Madrid, relish the Serie A passion, respect the Bundesliga net-busters, and look forward to watching the best players in the world in the Champions League.Sometimes, we take a glance at our country’s domestic leagues or some other less-admired competitions, and that’s it.Have you ever followed lower leagues in England? Not the Championship, League One, or League Two, but those below? Some may have, but most people haven’t. After all, can any semi-pro league be as exciting as world-class football?##EDITORS_CHOICE##Usually, no, but the upcoming days will be an exception.Liverpool are on the verge of winning the EPL, Bayern and Barcelona jealously hold the top spots in Bundesliga and La Liga, while Paris Saint-Germain have already claimed the Ligue 1 title. The situation is more intriguing only in Italy, where two teams, Inter Milan and Napoli, fight for the Scudetto.But what would you say if we told you there’s a league in which as many as six teams have a chance to win and where a single remaining game will decide the champion? If you don’t believe us, take a look at England’s sixth tier, the National League South.Final day chaos incoming…⏳6 teams chasing 1 title…the National League South is going down to the wire 🤯 pic.twitter.com/YsBnWgpsSi— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) April 24, 2025 The gap between table-toppers Truro and sixth-placed Dorking is only three points, and the final round is scheduled for tomorrow at 17.00.Torquay are levelled with Truro at the top, but have a worse goal difference by just two goals, while the third-placed Eastbourne Borough and their followers Worthing are sitting only one point behind the leaders! Finally, the #5 and #6, Boreham Wood and the aforementioned Dorking, are three points down but still have a chance to end up at the top.But why is the top of the table so important? Because only the league champion will be directly promoted to the fifth-tier National League! The following two teams will qualify for the semi-finals of the playoffs, while the positions 4-7 will start their final promotion battles in the quarter-finals.Things can sometimes get pretty heated in the National League South: A scuffle between the players of Dulwich Hamlet and Tonbridge (©Sam Mellish/Getty Images/Gallo Images)Ultimately, only the playoff winner will join the champion, while the others will have to try again next season.In the final showdown, the leaders Truro will face the relegation-strugglers St. Albans, which fiercely fight with Salisbury for survival and are below the “red line” only due to a by-a-goal worse goal difference.Torquay will eagerly await the rivals’ error, facing the mid-table Hemel Hempstead on the road, while Worthing will lure a chance to leapfrog Eastbourne. Boreham Wood and Dorking will have to win and hope that all the remaining competitiors for the top of the table will fail to do so.BEST TITLE RACE IN ENGLAND 😳🏆The National League South comes to its conclusion on Saturday – but it has cooked up one of the best promotion races you’ll see for a very long time! 👉• TRURO CITY vs St Albans City• Hemel Hempstead vs TORQUAY UNITED• EASTBOURNE BOROUGH vs… pic.twitter.com/oiRXGYRZ0C— The92Bible (@The92Bible) April 24, 2025 Nevertheless, at this point, Truro are the closest to the glory. Given that the city is located in the far south of England, the players are forced to stay overnight when visiting 75% of their rivals, as the imminent return home after the game isn’t possible.Considering their location, not many players want to move there, so their squad is packed with local lads, who mainly have other jobs. There is a PE teacher, a dock worker, a fishing net manufacturer, etc.Although not full professionals, these guys will have to be at their highest level to achieve the most tremendous success in the club’s history. If they fail, the rivals will undoubtedly punish them, but either way, the fireworks are inevitable.So, the next time you get bored with – sometimes predictable – top leagues, remember these lower leagues and check them out. These teams definitely don’t play top-notch football, but the passion they show can rarely be seen anywhere else.NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTHFinal roundSaturday17:00: (3.90) Aveley (3.35) Bath City (1.90)17:00: (2.90) Chippenham (3.30) Hornchurch (2.30)17:00: (1.38) Dorking Wanderers (4.50) Chesham Utd. (7.50)17:00: (1.47) Eastbourne (4.00) Weston (6.75)17:00: (6.00) Enfield Town (4.20) Worthing (1.48)17:00: (2.90) Farnborough (3.30) Maidstone Utd (2.30)17:00: (7.50) Hemel Hempstead (4.30) Torquay (1.40)17:00: (1.75) Slough Town (3.60) Hampton&R. (4.30)17:00: (7.50) Tonbridge (4.50) Boreham Wood (1.38)17:00: (1.60) Truro City (3.60) St.Albans (5.60)17:00: (4.50) Welling Utd. (3.50) Salisbury (1.75)17:00: (2.70) Weymouth (3.30) Chelmsford City (2.45)***odds are subject to change***
