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World's oldest football in Miami for Scotland's game against Brazil

BBC News · Jun 23, 2026, 10:00 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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The ball, which is believed to date from between 1540 and 1570, was discovered in Stirling in the 1970s.

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