The footballing world rejoiced as Lionel Messi lifted his first World Cup aloft after an enthralling final with previous winners France, but the country of Argentina may have an Edinburgh teacher to thank for their moment of glory.
Alexander Watson Hutton, known as “The Father of Argentine football”, is the man credited with bringing the beautiful game to their South American shores back in the 1800s.
Born in the Gorbals in Glasgow, Watson Hutton moved to Edinburgh after the death of both of his parents. He was educated at Daniel Stewart’s College, now Stewart’s Melville, where he would go on to teach later in life.
