World's oldest football in Miami for Scotland's game against Brazil

World's oldest football in Miami for Scotland's game against BrazilImage source, Stirling Smith Art Gallery & MuseumImage caption, The football was discovered at Stirling Castle during renovation work in the 1970sByGraeme OgstonBBC Tayside and Central reporter Published5 hours agoThe world's oldest football has travelled from Stirling to Florida to make an appearance at Scotland's crunch World Cup match against Brazil.The ball, which is believed to date from between 1540 and 1570 was discovered in the 1970s, lodged in the rafters behind the Queen's Chamber at Stirling Castle.It will be displayed at the Coral Gables Museum in Florida until Saturday as well as being shown at the Scotland match on Wednesday.The ball has been loaned to the museum by Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, where it is the prize exhibit in a collection of more than 40,000 items. From Boston to Miami: Tartan Army adjusts to World Cup culture shockPublished20 hours agoMiami romance, Billy Gilmour and a mince and tattie hot dogAttributionSportPublished21 hours agoThe ball, which is recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest, external, is roughly the size of a small melon.It is made from thick leather panels containing a pig's bladder.It has been dated to the era of James V and the young Mary, Queen of Scots, who lived in the chambers as a child.Stirling Smith curator Aiofe McKenna said: "Somebody in the 1540s must have kicked the ball quite high into the ceiling and it got stuck. "The timeline aligns with Mary, Queen of Scots residing in the castle and of course it was discovered in the Queen's Chambers. "So we couldn't say for certain, but we like to think that Mary played with this ball."Image gallerySkip image galleryImage caption, Stirling Smith curator Aiofe McKenna said it was exciting that the ball was travelling to Miami.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The ball was discovered at Stirling Cast...