EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DOMINIC KING:Soon Levey will pay homage to the equine Declan Rice and discuss breaking down barriers but, first, his face is frozen by the reminder of a bucking bronco
EIGHT months in the making, the story of Scotland's biggest match in a generation is not one anyone present will enjoy relating to their grandchildren when they are old and grey.
CRAIG HOPE IN GELSENKIRCHEN: Mitrovic will be both in a hurry and as subtle as the brick he once threw, as a boy, through a train window. He has a point to prove and just 90 minutes.
CRAIG HOPE: I didn't even have a seat as a lady had taken mine. It wasn't that I didn't have the heart to evict her, just that I didn't know the German words for 'That's mine'.
STEPHEN MCGOWAN AND JOHN MCGARRY: The Scots managed only 27 per cent possession and failed to muster a shot on target or win a corner over the 90 minutes.
AFTER fluffing their lines on the opening night Scotland are now back in Costa Rica territory.
His support for England will be unwavering for Sunday's Euro 2024 opener against Serbia. But it does come with an unusual affection for the opposition.
Caitlin Clark has been at the forefront of shooting the WNBA into unprecedented popularity. Charlamagne tha God said he believes the reason she has become popular is because she's white.