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Something miraculously beautiful is happening in Scotland now. And no, I am not talking about another lock ness monster sighting. However, the utter rarity and near incredulity of the event have left me with no other parallels. The Scottish…

The board with two numbers goes up – one number in red, the other in green, and a player trudges out of the ground as another darts in. Substitutions have been a part of the game since the 1950s. But for the first thirty years, there could…

The 1970 FIFA World Cup was held in Mexico. It was the first World Cup to be televised in colour, staged outside of Europe or South America, and allowed for in-match substitutions. Red and yellow cards were introduced for the first time in…

Real Madrid produced another commanding display at the Santiago Bernabéu, cruising past Valencia 4–0 to move seven points clear at the top of La Liga. Kylian Mbappé struck twice, Jude Bellingham added a stunning third, and Álvaro Carreras…