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Foxboro, Massachusetts. — Here's a short proposal the NFL could be asked to consider: Ask the New England Patriots to play a regular-season game in Scotland. It will be fought later over whether it should be played at Hampden Park in Glasgow or Murray Stadium in Edinburgh, but it must be. It should be a home and home series for Boston and Scotland fans, cheers and great parties. As you may have heard, the presence of Scottish fans in the Boston area during the World Cup is not only interesting, but also more than entertaining. It has become history. In a region where everyone complains about everyone else and where support is limited to the four major divisions of American professional sports — the NFL (Patriots), MLB (Red Sox), NHL (Bruins) and NBA (Celtics) — the Scots come and party like the locals want to party with them, and they do. As a result, it seems as if everyone attended the same high school. Boston's temporarily renamed stadium, Gillette Stadium, where the Patriots play, if called Boston Stadium, was the most notable Scottish presence among the nations that would come to play World Cup matches. Morocco, who had a 1-0 win over Scotland on Friday, were also in good form; Before the start of the match they started cheering loudly and within 72 seconds they shook the stadium with the joy of a great goal. Scottish Invasion, Boston, Foxborough, Providence (RI) and surrounding areas have a large presence of Scottish supporters. If you live in the area and haven't been lucky enough to have any fun or memorable events with Scottish football fans yet, I hope you'll be well and ready to get out of the house soon. Scotland's Tariqteen Army, the world's most admired fan group, added positive energy to a baseball game at Boston's Fenway Park on Sunday. And bars in every part of Boston were packed with Scottish fans. They presented themselves in such a way that none of the natives of Boston felt objectionable. Boston and Glasgow (Scotland) have been declared sister cities, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced on Friday. He chose The Haven, a bar-restaurant in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood, to make the announcement. But if this sister city declaration is to work in the long run, it shouldn't be limited to taking pictures and exchanging Christmas cards. This is where the New England Patriots should play. The Patriots have been active on the international stage in recent years, playing matches in London, Mexico City and Frankfurt. Next season they will play a match against the New York Jets in Munich, Germany on November 15. But in Scotland's two largest cities, Glasgow and Edinburgh, the Patriots never had to visit. In fact, no NFL team has ever traveled to Scotland to play a game. A league active from 1995 to 2004, NFL Europe had a team called the Scottish Claymores, but they did not gain any popularity in American football. This should be a liability for the Patriots. If this partying culture of Scottish supporters ends one day, it will be a very sad thing. So the Patriots should entertain their fans by playing a match in Scotland. It will be a matter not only for the Scottish, but also for Boston. --- ## Related Articles 1. [Analysis: What Went Wrong During Netherlands' Difficult Phase Against Sweden](https://pitchpulsemedia.com/en/news/analysis-what-went-wrong-during-netherlands-difficult-phase-against-sweden) 2. [No Pulisic, No Problem: USA Triumphs Over Australia in World Cup Match](https://pitchpulsemedia.com/en/news/no-pulisic-no-problem-usa-triumphs-over-australia-in-world-cup-match)