Corby football fan struggles to explain Scottish roots to Germans

A football fan who lives in the middle of England has told how trying to make Germans understand why he supported Scotland at Euro 2024 had proved difficult.

Trade union official Paul McKenna, 56, has travelled from his home in Corby, Northamptonshire, with friends to follow Scotland’s progress in the 2024 European football championships in Germany.

He said German fans struggled to understand that Corby was known as “little Scotland” because of its historical Scottish links.

Mr McKenna, who was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, and moved to Corby as a child, said he was one of thousands of Scotland fans in Corby.