If the English football team wins the championship in a certain World Cup, will the Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish people be as happy as the English?

The people who want England to lose the most are the Scots. Although Wales and Northern Ireland are not so hostile to England, they will never have any sincere good wishes.

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At When England were forced to draw by their opponents in the World Cup one after another, their homeland, the United Kingdom, was also on fire in the backyard. A Scottish chain store put up a slogan "Anyone can do it, just not the English!" to express their love and hate. However, this slogan has been forced to be removed due to alleged racial discrimination

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The English were angry and the Scots laughed

But Butcher even The pain of the English is precisely the source of happiness for the Scots. Even Butcher himself admitted that after later moving to Glasgow Rangers, he saw "even more Argentina jerseys in Scotland than in Mexico", and all Fans who do not support the Rangers will shout "Argentina!" at him...

Butcher soon discovered that he may be the only player in the Scottish national team, and even in Scotland, who does not intend to welcome him with open arms. Maradona and his Argentine national team members - precisely because Maradona once humiliated his mortal enemy England in the worst but at the same time the most perfect way, this made him a national figure in the eyes of the Scots The heroes, and indeed the entire Argentinian team, were given a warm welcome in Glasgow.

Since Maradona arrived at Glasgow Airport last Sunday, the whole of Scotland has been rejoicing for the arrival of the Argentine. Fans even pulled up a banner reading "Maradona" in front of the hotel where Argentina stayed. Ladonna Chapel" banner, which also made Lao Ma feel very useful. "I'm happy to say 'hello' to all the Scottish fans and I'm very grateful for their support." The only signature that Lao Ma gave to the fans at the airport on the day he arrived was a poster with the "Hand of God" moment printed on it. Above, "I'm very aware of how popular I am in Scotland, and I'm happy to be able to make a lot of people happy. I hope to thank these lovely fans with a football feast, and if I can make everyone happy again, then Great.”

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Whether Scots should cheer for England has caused a stir in Scottish politics.

The incident happened when Scotland’s First Minister Jack McConnell was asked in May whether he would cheer for England during the World Cup: “Scotland – my team – is not in the World Cup! It's really disappointing. Some people think that I, as First Minister, should support England instead! But football is not politics, so I won't support a different team if I can see it."

When asked again which teams they were, McConnell cited some teams with players playing in the Scottish League! For example, Angola, Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago are the opponents that England will face in the group stage. The remarks were immediately criticized as Scotland fanning anti-English sentiments.

Local newspapers revealed that McConnell privately regarded these criticisms as "rubbish". He was talking about football rather than politics at the time, and publicly emphasized that he did not encourage Scots to be anti-English.

On Thursday, McConnell criticized the two all-British television stations BBC and 1TV for commenting on England's football matches, saying they were "too supportive" of England and "too biased" and hoped they would remember him. It means "all of Britain", not just certain areas of the UK.

McConnell’s remarks indeed represent the voice of the Scots.

British Finance Minister Gordon Gordon, who is Scottish, once said that two-thirds of Scots would support the England team, but polls show that two-thirds want England to lose.

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Xue Fei: The contradiction between the two nations is extremely obvious in football matches. For example, in the World Cup qualifiers all the Scots wanted England to lose. England is also gloating over the possibility of Scotland missing out on the World Cup. When we traveled from Scotland to London, our landlord dismissed us and said: That's another nation. Even as this summer's general election goes ahead, Scots are not concerned about whether Blair will be elected, but about how many seats Scotland's political parties can hold.

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If there is anyone on this planet who is looking forward to England losing, it is the Scots.

Let's take a look at what the Scots did during this time. There was a Scottish "country bumpkin" named Ferguson (hot girl slang) who tried every means to prevent England's number one striker Rooney from going to Germany to participate in the World Cup. After Rooney arrived in Germany, Ferguson remained unyielding, cursing England crazily and saying that if Rooney was injured again, he would sue Eriksson. Ferguson is just a microcosm of the Scots. Many Scottish fans have been betting crazy recently, betting that England will fail miserably in the World Cup. Scotland's fans organization also specially organized a large number of fans to go to bars and squares to cheer for England's opponents in the World Cup.

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Former Manchester United star Dave Yorke revealed that Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson definitely hopes that England will lose in the World Cup. York was once an offensive weapon under Ferguson. Today, the Trinidad and Tobago team led by York will face England, their second opponent in the World Cup group stage, in Nuremberg.

After the end of last season, York returned to Manchester United for training to adjust his condition in order to lead the Trinidad and Tobago team to perform well in the World Cup. In the communication with his old club Ferguson, York clearly felt that Ferguson wanted the Caribbean team led by York to humiliate England.

York said: "Every Scot, including Sir Alex Ferguson, really wanted us to beat England. If we did, I'm sure Sir Alex Ferguson would have called me the next day." "We never did. I thought about meeting England in the World Cup. I can't thank Ferguson and his staff enough for making me feel like a Manchester United player again and making me competitive again." "Ferguson told me to enjoy it, enjoy this tournament, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity and my career will be over after the World Cup. He gave me confidence, which is what you need most in situations like this. . ”

Many Scots support Trinidad, and five players from this team play in the Scottish League. Yorke is currently with Sydney in the Australian League and is delighted to meet his Manchester United brothers again. "I brought them the best blessings, and they gave me the same blessings."

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Although there are not many fans wearing England jerseys in the Scottish capital , while the people on Princess Street seemed indifferent to the competition.

Before the match between England and Trinidad and Tobago, reporters only heard a drunken couple shouting in a bar near the Scottish Parliament: "Come on Trinidad and Tobago!"

The anti-British atmosphere before the game did not seem to be strong. However, during the game, Edinburgh fans actually wore Trinidad and Tobago jerseys and sang: "England, you are going home!" "Any fan standing outside the stadium could hear them singing. After more than 80 minutes of hard work, England finally avoided being insulted by the Scots with late goals from Crouch and Gerrard.

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On the eve of the battle between England and Brazil, everyone in the UK hopes that England can defeat Brazil. However, Scotland is an exception. In Scotland, the jerseys of England's opponents in this World Cup, such as Argentina, Denmark and Brazil, have been sold out; not a single Scotsman has signed up to join the England cheerleading team in Japan; whenever the England team has an international match, rumors are heard in bars across Scotland There is only one voice: Beat England! In this regard, a reporter from the BBC interviewed O'Brien, the director of the world's first football museum - the Scottish National Football Museum in Glasgow.

Only the Scottish team can represent the Scots

Q: Why do Scottish fans hate the English team so much?

A: First of all, outsiders don’t know that we Scots and English are different peoples. In the last three hundred years the English have conquered us. But before that, Scotland had always been an independent country. Secondly, England has a population of over 50 million, while Scotland has a population of only over 5 million, so the Scots have always felt oppressed. Thirdly, the media in England have always had a condescending feeling towards us in Scotland. For example, your BBC, which is the British Broadcasting Corporation, actually in our opinion, it should be called the England Broadcasting Corporation. When you mention the England team, you always talk about our team, but in fact the England team is not our Scottish team, it cannot represent us Scots! Only Team Scotland can represent us Scots.

England has stolen the honor of being the birthplace of modern football

Q: But isn’t Scotland part of Great Britain?

Answer: This point you mentioned particularly annoys me. For example, the whole world is now saying that England is the birthplace of modern football because the English spread this concept around the world. But the reality is this: we Scots invented modern football. For example, the most basic feature of the World Cup held in Japan and South Korea is that you have to pass the ball and you have to run. This is our Scottish football. But the English people's football back then was to stand there playing with the ball by themselves, and then wait for the opponent to grab the ball. This was most evident at the world's first international competition in 1872. At that time, our Scottish team kept passing the ball and attacking constantly, but the England team stood there, waiting for the Scottish players to go up and grab the ball. The final result of that game was a one-to-one draw, but it proved that Scotland is the birthplace of modern football. We Scots have always been furious at the English for stealing the honor of being the birthplace of modern football.

The English media has been demonizing Scottish fans

Q: But now the English media are saying that the Scottish hatred of English football originated in 1966 when England won the world championship. , because the Scots cannot allow the English to win the world championship, is that right?

Answer: No, Scottish fans’ hatred of English football dates back to 1966. As early as the 1880s, Scotland and England played a game in Blackburn, England, in which the seeds of hatred were sown. At that time, a large number of Scottish fans traveled south to England to support the Scottish team.

But the focus of the English media coverage was on how weird we Scots looked, how country bumpkin-sounding our Scottish accents were, and how we Scottish fans were causing terror in English towns. Tell me, isn't this racial discrimination? The English media has been demonizing Scottish fans, a situation that can only lead to Scots hating the English national team.

Scottish people can never support the English team

Q: But when the Scottish team participates in international competitions, the English have always supported the Scottish team. Why can't the Scots support England in return?

Answer: We believe that this statement by the English is a condescending attitude towards the Scots. It's like the English tap the Scots on the shoulder and say I support you, you support me too. But we Scots do not accept this trick. We Scots have our own independent opinions and will not be moved by these false small favors. You know, it's hard for two neighboring countries to support each other's teams. Could the Dutch team support the German team? Could Team Canada support Team USA? Never possible. Therefore, Scots can never support England.

Don’t confuse English football and Scottish football

Q: Why do the Scots still insist that they are a country within the United Kingdom, rather than a region?

Answer: You must know that before the two countries merged in 1606 and the two parliaments merged in 1607, Scotland had been a completely independent country for more than five hundred years. Even today, Scotland has its own justice system, it has its own education system, it has its own church, it has its own currency, we are a very independent entity. Many Scots still believe today that union with England would be a very bad thing. You are right, we all belong to the United Kingdom. But culturally, we are independent. In terms of football, we are even more independent from England. What we fear most is that the outside world confuses English football and Scottish football. We very much hope that the outside world will understand that in the United Kingdom, Scotland and England are two completely different peoples.

Scots will never agree to the merger of Scotland and England for generations

Q: But the top two teams in the Scottish Premier League, namely Rangers and Celtic , haven’t you always wanted to join the English Premier League? How do you explain this situation?

Answer: This is entirely due to the club's commercial considerations, because if these two teams join the English Premier League, it will bring them great commercial benefits. But when it comes to the national team, it's a completely different story. Scots will never agree to the merger of Scotland and England to create a Great Britain team.