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, ...

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SCOTLAND’s unofficial national anthem – Flower of Scotland – is “maximum Scottish cringe” and should be replaced, Tory MSP Russell Findlay has said. In 2023, former Labour first minister Jack ...