The playing of national anthems before international football matches is a time-honoured a tradition. For a final time before the kick-off and the ushering in of the blood, sweat, tears and passion, ...

The anthem in Stuttgart on Sunday night will likely be regarded as one of those ‘I was there’ moments of the Euros as given Scotland’s precarious position in the group, who knows when they will see ...

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