13 h. ago Boffins reckon the beautiful game was invented in Scotland after huge discovery

Some experts reckon football - a game widely understood to be English - was actually started by the Scots, after they discovered the first ever football pitch north of Hadrian's wall

Politics

67 h. ago Escape to the Country buyers reject properties as they make huge discovery

Escape to the Country saw host Sonali Shah help buyers Marcus and Nicola, who were looking to relocate to the countryside

Politics

6 d. ago Historian believes Dumfries and Galloway is home of world's oldest known football pitch

Ged O’Brien has uncovered evidence that suggests the beautiful game was played on farmland near Gatehouse more than 400 years ago.

Politics

6 d. ago Bonkers Liverpool decision sees football authorities disrespecting the FA Cup

FA Cup and Premier League fixture scheduling has fans up in arms - when will football rulers realise the 'beautiful game' is being abused to such an extent, that people are growing tired of it?

Culture

7 d. ago Sports historian finds pitch from 1600s 'proving Scotland invented football'

Ged O'Brien believes that Scotland, not England, is the home of football - and now claims to have found proof.

Sport

7 d. ago PETER HOSKIN reviews Clair Obscur Expedition 33: Ooh la la! Welcome to the fancy French game where beautiful people battle Belle Epoque monsters

This is an extraordinarily beautiful game, in everything from its expansive landscapes to the nuances of its characters faces.

Sport

2 w. ago Lorraine Kelly horrified by Morocco street dog killings ahead of 2030 World Cup

TV presenter Lorraine Kelly said football should be a beautiful game, but instead innocent animals are dying in the streets, and she called for the end of the brutal clean-up

Events

3 w. ago The White Lotus fans have their 'minds blown' as they make huge Greg Hunt discovery

The White Lotus fans have realised that actor Jon Gries has also starred in the iconic film Napolean Dynamite playing the infamous Uncle Rico and their minds are 'blown'

Events

3 w. ago Your ultimate guide to Spring TV: 30 treats you won't want to miss

Deliciously suspenseful dramas, tantalising true-crime documentaries, shiny new game shows... we've picked a fresh bunch of beauties for you.

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