AS Scotland fans wait with bated breath to see the men’s national team take part in their first international tournament for 23 years, a trade body has predicted that they will buy 360,000 pints when Scotland play the Czech Republic in their opening match of Euro 2020.

However, the Scottish Beer and Pub Association (SBPA) believes sales during the match will be almost 90,000 pints less than if the game against the Czech Republic was shown without coronavirus restrictions such as no standing, social distancing and the rule of six for group sizes.

The trade association estimates 800,000 pints will be sold tomorrow in Scotland, with 360,000 of those being sold during the game itself.

A survey of 1000 pub-goers by the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) and KAM Media found 85% of those football fans believe the current restrictions will negatively affect their experience of watching the Euros.

Half said they would be more likely to watch matches at their pub if all restrictions on venues were lifted, despite 91% of football fans saying they missed watching matches at a boozer during lockdown.

Meanwhile, some schools will let pupils watch the highly anticipated match against the Czech Republic tomorrow.

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The Scottish Football Association is encouraging the Education Secretary to back a Scotland-wide appeal to allow all pupils to watch the match which kicks off at 2pm in Hampden.

A handful of schools have announced they will be showing the match, including one Port Glasgow school for pupils with additional support needs.

“On Monday 14th June pupils will be able to watch the game in school. Pupils will be provided with pies at half time,” Craigmarloch School announced on Twitter.

“Pupils are allowed to wear their Scotland football strip or something Scottish/Tartan,” they added.

Broomhill Primary in Glasgow will also allow pupils to watch the “national, cultural event”.

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“Because of Covid we are not allowed to go on school trips which we normally would at this time of year and we have not had many whole school events,” said head teacher Wendy Cameron.

“But this is something children can get engaged in.

“Hopefully they will enjoy the celebrations and we will win.

“But even if we don’t win the match is still something to create a bit of excitement.”

Meanwhile, a Glasgow-based writer has won support from fans after her poem about grassroots football led to a wave of social media abuse.

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Erin Boyle – a volunteer with The Kano Foundation, which aims to keep football free for children – wrote a poem inspired by her dad’s experience of growing up playing the game on the streets titled Fae the Scheme tae the First Team for the BBC Social account.

Boyle wanted to show how “commercialism is sucking the soul out of the beautiful game”.

Angry commenters criticised Boyle’s accent and decision to use Scots words in her poem, prompting The Social to release a statement saying “abusive comments will not be tolerated”.

Writer and language activist Billy Kay also stepped up to defend Boyle. “Whit is it aboot young lassies talkin Scots that gars men aulder than them tae hate the lassie, hate themsels an hate Scotland? A wheen o total twatts garrin us aw grue. Weel duin, Erin. Keep yer vyce an be yersel.”

Finally, a kilt-wearing Patrice Evra displayed an odd show of support for Scotland in an Instagram video.

The Manchester United and France legend is clearly rooting for the Scots and Tartan Army with the video where he lifts up his kilt to show off his fake bottom with the words “I Love This Game” written on his rear.