MARK HENDRY

outside the British Isles when they were defeated 4-3 by Spain in Madrid.

Tottenham became the first British winners of a European trophy when they beat Atletico Madrid 5-1 in Rotterdam to take the European Cup Winners’ Cup.

Italian Formula One driver Elio De Angelis died in a Marseille hospital the day after a crash while testing his Brabham at the Paul Ricard circuit in France.

Zinedine Zidane scored one of the finest goals Hampden Park has ever seen, countries have better facilities. Rangers’ training complex has also been revamped in recent years and the Govan club continue to invest in their academy coaching. Bringing in the likes of Mark Spalding, Kevin Thomson and Peter Lovenkrands as well as David McCallum has shown their commitment to the future.

I’ll say now, there’s nothing better than watching a young player from Scotland blossom and succeed, no matter where they are playing their football. There’s a reason the national pride has been swelling for months over a certain exRangers midfielder Billy Gilmour and his exploits for Chelsea’s first team in the English Premier League. Watching him casually nutmeg Liverpool’s Fabinho felt, I’d imagine, what it would feel like to watch your child take his or her first steps.

Unfortunately, more often than not, the success rate for young Scots that depart our shores in search of football outside of their home country has not been too great. Ryan

netting with a 20-yard left-foot volley into the top corner to crown Real Madrid European champions for a record ninth time when they beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in the Champions League final.

Culture secretary Tessa Jowell confirmed London was