I don't care for soccer, so I haven't been watching. And then this slipped into my Tiktok feed. From Boston, Massachusetts. This is the best anthem, without a doubt. No-one is going to convince me otherwise, ever.

Adidas: Choose Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Remarkable. He’s compared a puddle to three skyscrapers and somehow made it sound like a moon landing. The Lincoln Reflecting Pool is 2,000 feet long because it’s horizontal, Donald. So is the floor you’re standing on, but we’re not putting that on a chart. And Fox just sat there and took it seriously. These are grown adults with broadcast licences and, presumably, a basic grasp of geometry. Any European journalist who tried to present this without bursting into tears of embarrassment would be out of a job by Friday. In Britain, a politician who pulled this stunt would be filleted live on Newsnight and served cold by morning. In America, Fox gives it a graphic and a theme tune. In 250 years, the United States has produced Lincoln, the moon landings, and the Marshall Plan. And now this. A man with a chart comparing a pond to the Freedom Tower, surrounded by people nodding like dashboard dogs. For god’s sake.

Key zone #glasgow

IT'S A TRIP!!!! #starwars @_Admiral_Ackbar

There’s not even any scheduled games against Scotland on UAE’s fixture list so don’t know where this rain in Dubai has come from

I’m never acknowledging another person who says LIV Golf is meaningless. The League is doing more to grow the game globally than anything or anyone else right now & all your hate towards it won’t change that fact. Change is happening in real time. x.com/livgolf_league/status/…

The drone videos from the Olympics are incredible x.com/saintliberte/status/20…

Sorry @Wolves but you are going Underground @BBCSport

I think @Damonalbarn and @blurofficial were onto something a wee while back with Charmless Man The lyrics read like the main protagonists on the front pages right now

Glasgow Cross! Glasgow Happy! #Glasgow #Scotland

#MoSalah has previous for grumping and being a sub at @LFC #LFC #Liverpool #SalahOut #SalahIn #SLOTOUT

This is the most embarrassing thing to happen in the history of football.

The joy sparked by Scotland’s qualification for the World Cup is a perfect illustration of why expanding the tournament is good for football, not bad. Make it a World Cup of 100 nations!! Their celebration shows that, for me anyway, the World Cup is not just about the favourites or the powerhouses, it’s about the entire footballing community feeling represented on the biggest stage. For smaller or less frequent participants, reaching the World Cup is almost like winning a trophy in itself. It was wonderful to see the explosion of pride, positive national unity, football joy from all quarters, no matter what age, race, sexuality. That is precisely what keeps the sport alive. And by the way, we don’t have enough of that. Why limit that experience to a handful of countries? Every new team adds a fresh story, a unique style, a different cultural expression of the game. Fans love underdog narratives, just think of Iceland or Morocco. Or Uzbekistan, Cape Verde. When more teams qualify, more federations invest, more young players dream, more governments offer support. I am convinced broader participation lifts the global level, not lowers it. On top of that, if the World Cup is truly global, the door shouldn’t be half-closed. Scotland’s celebrations are a reminder: nations with long histories, passionate fans, rich traditions deserve more opportunities to be part of the world’s biggest sporting event. The tournament isn’t, or shouldn’t be, only about who wins it, or should not be limited to a Euro-centric vision of football. For me it’s about what it means emotionally to millions. The more nations involved, the more of those moments we get.

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I hope they are not connected

Candidate for club toss of the year 😲🪃

With the exception of #Sweden, the @WEURO2025 is astonishingly geographically neighbourly! A Scandy/Swiss love-in, Iberitalian fun, a wet-weather western Eurotrip and a 1939 throwback tour! bbc.com/sport/football/women…