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The Scottish Football Kick-Off

Michael Bochel

The Scottish Football Kick-Off is a daily curated Scottish football news email that cuts through the nonsense.

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Latest Issues

⚽ The Kick-Off - Wednesday 1st July 2026


Random Scottish Football Fact #338:

Partick Thistle went on a tour of Southeast Asia in 1972 which included matches against Selangor FA, an Indonesian XI and Lokomotiv Plovdiv of Bulgaria. The matches were falsely promoted as Scotla...

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⚽ The Kick-Off - Tuesday 30th June 2026


Random Scottish Football Fact #337:

Since the 1-0 defeat to Hungary at UEFA EURO 2024, Jack Hendry had started just one competitive game for Scotland (72 minutes v Belarus at Hampden) before starting all three World Cup games.

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⚽ The Kick-Off - Monday 29th June 2026


Random Scottish Football Fact #336:

Elijah Just is now the joint-leading World Cup goalscorer among players based at Scottish clubs, level with Henrik Larsson. - via Scotland’s Coefficient


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🔚 Steve Clarke ann...

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⚽ The Kick-Off - Friday 26th June 2026


Random Scottish Football Fact #335:

Between John McGinn’s goal in the 28th minute against Haiti and the 49th minute in the 3-0 defeat to Brazil, Scotland had zero shots on target.


WORLD CUP

😐 The soul-searching followi...

12 days ago
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⚽ The Kick-Off - Thursday 25th June 2026


Random Scottish Football Fact #334:

At the 1954 World Cup, Scotland wore heavy cotton shirts and heavy shorts in the searing Swiss heat. Other teams were wearing lightweight short-sleeve shirts.


WORLD CUP

😬 There is sti...

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