Scottish Euros song No Scotland No Party goes viral in Argentina

Nick got the idea after seeing a video of Maradona, who captained the 1986 World Cup-winning side, after he died in 2020.

“It came about when Maradona passed away and [there were] loads of tributes, ” he said.

“I found this clip of Maradona singing in a bar and his whole family is there, and friends, and there’s a rock band behind him.

“There was just this song… and as soon as I heard it, I fell in love with it, it’s just so catchy.”

The original song called “La mano de Dios” or “The Hand of God” was released in 2001 by late Argentine singer Rodrigo Bueno as a tribute to Maradona, widely regarded as one of the best footballers of all time.

It references the striker’s notorious handball goal against England in the 1986 World Cup quarter final in Mexico.

Maradona, who also starred for Barcelona and Napoli, went on to manage the Argentine national team.

And, ironically, he won his first match in charge against Scotland at Hampden in 2008.

While the original track is popular in Argentina, it was relatively unknown in Scotland until Nick released his tartan-tinted version.

He said: “In this song I pay homage to Argentina.

“The theme of the song is basically we know we’re not this amazing team, we know we’re not Argentina, we’re not world champions, but we’ve got these amazing players and we’ve got this belief.”