“100 per cent true” How FourFourTwo magazine helped a Premier League goalkeeper earn a call-up for the Scotland international team in the 90s

Portrait of Scotland coach Craig Brown before the World Cup 2002 Group Six Qualifying match against San Marino played at Hampden Park, in Glasgow, Scotland. Scotland won the match 4-0.

Neil Sullivan’s route from a Premier League regular to international football did not follow the conventional path.

In fact, Sullivan’s opportunity to represent Scotland all came down to a chance remark to a reporter from this very publication during a promotion event.