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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Laura Pollock

Scots have most pride in their national football team compared with England and Wales

Across Britain, 49% said they supported local authorities funding or organising public screenings of major sporting events like the World Cup (Image: Martin Rickett/PA)

SCOTS are the most likely to say they take pride in their men’s national team at 61% compared with 50% in England and 47% in Wales, a new poll suggests.

In polling carried out by More in Common, the “anyone but England” adage did not appear to hold, with fewer than one in three Scots (28%) surveyed saying they would want the Three Lions to lose in major football tournaments where the Tartan Army is not competing.

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