Archaeologists say they've found the ruins of a soccer field in southwest Scotland that date to the 17th century ...

Now a football historian believes the origins of the world's most popular sport could lie in Scotland. Ged O'Brien is convinced an outraged minister banned matches from being played in his parish ...

But the question that is on everybody's lips is who invented football and was it created in England or Scotland? Early versions of football existed as far back as 2500 BC - with Ancient Greeks ...

Dougray Scott explores Scotland's pivotal role in creating modern football, charting the decades of footballing rivalry with England that have followed since their first official encounter in 1872.