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Please order this! Some really cool pieces by some amazing writers, as well as my article about how I am best friends with Scott McTominay.

💯 days until the World Cup. You might as well spend some of them lost in the joy of our pages.

🛒Pre-orders for the Nutmeg World Cup special have opened today.

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👀 Well look at this. It's only the lovely cover of our World Cup special issue. That's right, WORLD CUP SPECIAL.

📖Published late March.

🛒 Get in early and pre-order yours:
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“No rest for the graffiti artists of Edinburgh.”

Originally published in Issue 18. Words and image by @alanmccredie.bsky.social.

#spfl #hmfc #scotland

The Anatomy of a Transfer #2: 🗣️ ‘I was too young to appreciate Italy… now I’d love to go back’ Despite Covid, Brexit, loneliness and homesickness, Scotland star Aaron Hickey made a rapid and memorable impact for ‘I Rossoblù’

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“La Dolce Vita won’t necessarily transpire in Year One.”

Neil Hickey offers his advice to young Scots making the move to Italy after his son, former Celtic and Hearts defender, Aaron, joined Bologna in 2020.

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Bodø/Glimt 🤝 Nutmeg Magazine

🇳🇴 Another statement result; another reason to read (or re-read) @sportingintel.bsky.social’s excellent piece on Norway’s Champions League giant-slayers.

Defeating Inter Milan at the San Siro. What a story. ✨

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The miracle of Bodø/Glimt & what Scottish clubs can learn from a fellow small nation Scotland and Norway have populations of about 5.5m people, and long football histories and deep passion for the game. Why does one punch way above its weight?

Bodo/Glimt produced one of the biggest upsets in Champions League history as they knocked out last year's finalists Inter to reach the last 16 for the first time. Piece from last September about the secrets of their success
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The Anatomy of a Transfer #1: How Aaron Hickey spearheaded the Scottish Serie A invasion The Scotland international and his father speak exclusively to Nutmeg on their life-changing decision to snub Bayern reserves and the Celtic bench for Bologna

🆕 A “totally new culture”
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Pioneering move for Scots?
👑 Man City & Bayern Munich chat?
🆚 Dealing with competition
🎵 Football like opera?

Scottish football’s “missionary man”, Aaron Hickey, speaks exclusively to Nutmeg FC and Stephen McGowan.

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“That it blew away Hearts, their most pressing challenge, felt fitting in both a quiet and extremely loud way.”

@adamclery.bsky.social has looked into @rangersfc.bsky.social - and Danny Röhl’s tactical development - for Nutmeg FC.

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Do YOU have a favourite piece of Scotland World Cup memorabilia? 🫵

Thanks to Alan, who sent this in to our Nutmeg World Cup Gallery. You still have time to do the same! Reply below, or email jack@nutmegmagazine.co.uk

#WorldCup #Scotland #SPFL

“It was Valentine’s Day and lonely Hearts had a microwave meal for one in the freezer and an old DVD of When Harry Met Sally primed.”

@danielgraywriter.bsky.social’s despatch from Kelty. Read now on Nutmeg FC.

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📝Coming tomorrow on Nutmeg FC:

@danielgraywriter.bsky.social is back with a Slow Match Report.

❤️Kelty Hearts v 🎣 Peterhead

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“Like O’Neill himself, that team seems to loom large over the modern history of Scottish football.”

Neil White of BackPage looks back at @celticfc.bsky.social v @fcbarcelonabr.bsky.social in 2004, for the latest instalment of ‘The Replay’

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Originally published in Issue 11. Words and image by @alanmccredie.bsky.social

“Celebrations for Cove after their first goal in league football. They would go on to trounce visitors Edinburgh City 5-0.”

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Originally published in Issue 36. Words and image by @danielgraywriter.bsky.social

“The red and white invasion snakes its way to Ibrox.”

#AthleticClub #Bilbao #Rangers @athleticclubbilbao.bsky.social @rangersfc.bsky.social @alanmccredie.bsky.social

No 🏆 game? No problem.

Admin is in Inverness for @clachfc.bsky.social vs Buckie Thistle.

Scotland snaps? Yarns from yesteryear?

Send them our way. Email your Nutmeg World Cup gallery submissions to jack@nutmegmagazine.co.uk

#WorldCupWednesdays #Scotland #WorldCup

Originally published in Issue 2. Words and image by @alanmccredie.bsky.social

“A supporter drinks from a bottle of Irn Bru, as the bus pulls out of Edinburgh.”

@thehibees.bsky.social #hibs #spfl