A LEADING sports historian has claimed to have found the world’s oldest known football pitch on a former 17th century farm in the south of Scotland — proving that organised games have b… ...

O’Brien, who has spent years campaigning for Scotland to be recognised as the birthplace of football, says his breakthrough discovery could change the history of the game. Since 2019, O’Brien ...

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Not mob-football, but proper football," Mr O'Brien told BBC Scotland's A View From The Terrace. "It has always been very hard to prove it because working people never kept records.

William joined a practice session run by Street Soccer Scotland, being backed by his Royal Foundation, which will fund a range of initiatives at the charity’s branch in Leith, near Edinburgh.

The discovery could help explain Scotland's early dominance when playing football against England, Mr O'Brien said. 'It's absolutely no surprise', he said, 'because these people are 200 years in ...

Not mob-football, but proper football," Mr O'Brien told BBC Scotland's A View From The Terrace. "It has always been very hard to prove it because working people never kept records.