Scotland aim to keep focus amid rising injury crisis

There is determination around the Scotland camp that this European Championship will not be like the last one. Having gone 23 years between appearances at a major tournament they returned to football’s summit only to be completely flat when they got there. Losing twice at Hampden — when it was less than a quarter-full because of Covid-19 regulations — and a goalless draw with England accelerated Scotland towards another immediate elimination. Their Euro 2020 was a blink-and-you‘d-miss-it job.

Manager Steve Clarke, his players, the staff, the supporters and the country want more, much more, from the upcoming group games against Germany, Switzerland and Hungary at Euro 2024. And no empty seats this time, what with estimates of between 100,000 to 200,000 fans heading for the