Scotland's Boston love affair one for the ages
Scotland's Boston love affair one for the agesImage source, Getty ImagesByScott MullenBBC Sport Scotland in BostonPublished5 minutes agoThere's been some haggis controversy this week.On Wednesday, a video of Governor Maura Healey swept social media with her signing a declaration stating the Scottish dish was now legal in the state of Massachusetts.It looked like the Tartan Army's mission in Boston wasn't simply to drink the place dry of beer, inject fun into baseball matches, or donate generously to charities, it was to liberate the haggis from it's 55-year American exile. That was until the bomb was dropped on Governor Healey's Instagram account 24 hours later."I have received countless messages from Massachusetts residents, Scotland supporters, legal experts, and at least one very concerned sheep," she wrote."After careful review by my office, I am prepared to clarify that this was, in fact, a joke."Ah let's just lob the whole trip in the bin. What's the point? Why does Scotland's McGinn do goggles celebration?Published9 hours agoWhat are Clarke's big calls for Morocco? And who would you pick?Published14 hours agoWhile Scotland's supporters didn't manage to free some banned food stuffs, they have blown open the hearts of Bostonians who have embraced the takeover of their city in the last week and a half. Just as well, because you can't get away from them.There's not a statue left in the tri state area who now doesn't have a traffic cone for a hat, nor is there a sidewalk in Boston that hasn't had an unfortunate view up a kilt.There's been - quite rightly - so much said about the tartan takeover of Fenway Park on Sunday night as the toiling Boston Red Sox were celebrated all the way to a limp 6-4 defeat to the Texas Rangers.An on-screen proposal was done to the backing vocal of 10,000 Scots singing about John McGinn, a row of Sox fans had their view obstructed b...المصدر: BBC Sport | Source: BBC Sport
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